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July 27, 1843. 



NOTICES OF ITS SEPTENARY MEETINGS; 



SKETCHES AND TABLES, BIOGRAPHICAL AND STATISTICAL, FOE THE 

FIRST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF THE CLASS HISTORY, OF 

ALL WHO EVER WERE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS. 



PREPARED AT THE REQUEST AND FOR THE USE OF THE CLASS, 



By JONATHAN TENKTEY, 

PERMANENT SECRETARY. 



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PREFACE. 



Classmates : 

When your Secretary was requested to prepare and publish a 
Class Memorial, no time was set for its completion. Nor could this 
well be done, as any one can see who has an idea of the painstaking 
and patience necessary to such a work. 

The aim has been to be complete within the limits of our plan. 
To accomplish this, circulars and letters numbering several hundreds, 
have been sent to find the facts desired. Replies, often long delayed, 
have, as often, when made, been incomplete, demanding still further 
correspondence. Matter thus collected has been examined, col- 
lated, arranged, and written out. Revision and re-revision have 
been employed in order to secure accuracy. None but the expe- 
rienced in labors of this kind can duly estimate the patience, time, 
and expense requisite to secure tolerable satisfaction. It has been 
our object to furnish a volume to please the Class — to be worthy 
of its character. To its preparation have been freely devoted hours 
snatched from those given by most men, to repose, recreation, society, 
or pursuits of wealth and fame; and this, for more months than 
would seem credible to most persons. 

But the labors of the Secretary have been made pleasant by many 
expressions of interest and good-will from his classmates, and the 
ready response which many have made to his solicitations for in- 
formation, and for funds to pay expenses. In the latter particular, 
some have been very generous, not to say magnanimous. Up to the 
date of this printing, all expenses for these twenty-five years have 
been paid, with a surplus going to pay, in part, for this memorial 
volume. 

But the delay has been longer than we anticipated. Beside the 
causes already alluded to, incidental to the nature of the work and 



iv Preface. 

the scattered condition, in all these years, of so large a Class, the 
toils of a busy life with a dependent family, and the trials of sick- 
ness, sorrow and change, have had their full share. 

The time has not been lost. We come with the record of a 
quarter century. In the five years since our last meeting, interest- 
ing facts have occurred in many of our lives, now placed on record, 
that had not been so, if we had hurried our work through. We 
have extended inquiry, and made our story more nearly complete. 
As this is, probably, our last class publication, it is well that it be 
not only as full and accurate as possible, but carried so far along in 
our history as our advancing years make it prudent. 

The Secretary's class collections have been carefully filed and 
registered, extending through his official services. Classmates may 
be interested to know what they are. They embrace : — 1. News- 
paper clippings. 2. Business cards, circulars, etc. 3. Catalogues, 
reports, speeches, and other pamphlets. 4. Bound volumes. 5. 
Five volumes, of about five hundred pages each, of correspondence, 
6. Photographic album of classmates and their families, 7. A 
ledger of over four hundred pages, in which are collated and re- 
corded the most important facts in our lives. 

It is desirable that these Archives be kept up to completion, care- 
fully preserved, and, finally, deposited in the Library of the College. 
Some of the latest survivors of the Class should see this done. 

Will not classmates who have not done it, at once and continually 
contribute to this collection, as bound to do by their agreement 
made in graduation week, by sending notice to the Secretary of all 
changes or other important events in their history; also, by sending 
scraps, cards, circulars, photographs, pamphlets, and bound volumes ? 
The collection will, if complete, be unique, creditable to the class, 
and valuable as a part of the college history. If all classes had 
done or would do this same work, how passing value would be the 
collection to the college, the historian, the antiquary, in all coming 
years ! Let us set an example worthy of imitation. 

We have indulged in no fulsome eulogies. The record of each 
man's life should be his best eulogy. We have tried to say a few 
fitting words of our starred ones. The class of 1843 has, as a whole, 
a good record. Its life has been one of noble doing and enduring. 



Preface. v 

If the story of one member occupies less space than that of an- 
other, it does not usually indicate less work done, but rather, less 
changes in residence and affairs, or failure to give the information 
so often called for. 

We all have faults j have made mistakes ; some of us very serious 
ones. But here is not the place to tell them. Our foes or rivals 
may have done that, and overdone it. Yes, and have we not told 
them somewhere, to somebody — to our own hearts and to Heaven? 
We leave them all veiled from human record, to the tenderness of 
divine mercy. 

So far as space allows, we insert, at the close of our Memorial, 
statistics and tables that embody, in brief form, much that must 
interest members of the Class; convenient for reference and com- 
parison. They have cost us no little labor. 

Classmate Hodgman has rendered essential help in collecting and 
arranging matter from our correspondence and other papers. 

If any member of the Class thinks he could have done better in 
our place, be it his privilege to stone us. We confess our chief 
stimulus and hope of reward have been the approval and good-will 
of our classmates. 

No joy or sorrow, failure or triumph of a classmate, is, to us, a 
matter of indifference. We are one. In our immortal Webster, we 
have an illustrious instance of cherishing a deep, abiding, and kindly 
interest in classmates, amid the greatest honors and severest trials 
of a long and busy life. Let us be like him in this respect. 

And, when our whole record is made up, may our good old Alma 

Mater be able to say of each one of us, Thanks to the gods, my boy 

has done his duty ! 

J. T. 

June, 1869. 



CLASS MEETINGS. 



No class ever managed its affairs with more system than 
the Class that graduated at Dartmouth College in 1843. 

It organized for business during its freshman year, by 
choosing J. Tenney permanent Secretary for the college 
course, and requiring all proceedings of its meetings to be 
duly recorded in a book kept for the purpose. Chairmen 
were chosen each college term. 

In that blue book, were written out the sayings and 
doings of the Class on many an occasion then deemed 
momentous. Here taxes were assessed and collected. 
Here petitions for redress of grievances, or for special 
favors, were voted and addressed to the Faculty. Here 
words of indignation and threats of trouble were freely 
spoken, when our wishes were treated with dignified silence 
or flat denial. Here we planned excursions ; reasoned of 
temperance; held elections; accepted the situation. Here 
we recorded our sentiments upon the affairs of the country, 
during the exciting times of " Tippecanoe and Tyler too." 
Here were written out the severe views of the class upon 
the then much mooted subject of secret societies in 
college; and here were enrolled the names of fifty-six of us 
who, months before any elections from the class took place, 
solemnly pledged ourselves to discountenance such socie- 
ties during our college lives. Here were the details of our 
management of The Dartmouth. Here, too, we mourned 
our dead Andrews, Barrows, Murdough and Rowell, in* 
fitting eulogy and sympathizing resolve. Tempora mutan- 
tur, et nos mutamus illis. 



8 Class Memorial. 

The last meeting of the Class as undergraduates, was 
held in Society Hall, Dartmouth College, on the morn- 
ing of graduation day, July 27, 1843. Resolutions were 
adopted, among which was one appointing the next 
meeting of the class, at the college, on commencement 
day, 1850. J. Tenney was chosen permanent Class Secre- 
tary. It was agreed that stated septenary meetings should 
be held, and that each member of the class should, on 
change of residence, or the occurrence of any important 
event in his history, immediately forward notice to the Secretary. 

A meeting, preliminary to the first septenary, was held, 
pursuant to a call extended to the members of the class 
resident in New England, at the Coburn House, in Law- 
rence, Mass., December 22, 1849. Present: — Adams, 
Bingham, Burbank, Fletcher, French, S. A. Lord, Ste- 
vens, Tenney, Tuck. These classmates dined together, 
and made arrangements for the approaching meeting, the 
first session of which, they decided to hold in Academy 
Hall, Hanover, K H., Wednesday, July 24, 1850, at 8 
o'clock A. M. 

Circulars, giving notice of the class meeting and soli- 
citing information, were sent to all classmates. In con- 
ducting this correspondence, the Secretary sent about two 
hundred letters and circulars, and received over one hun- 
dred letters. 

FIRST SEPTENARY. 

The Class met at Hanover, Wednesday morning, July 
24, 1850, in Academy Hall, and subsequently held meet- 
ings in the same place, at 4 o'clock p. m., of same day, 
^nd at 8 o'clock a. m., on Thursday. Present: — Adams, 
Bailey, Brewer, Brewster, Burbank, Cilley, Colony, Dick- 
inson, Fletcher, S. H. Freeman, E. Freeman, French, 
Furber, Gooch, Hodgman, Jewett, Littlefield, S. A. Lord, 



Dabtmouth, 1843. 9 

W. H. Lord, H. C. Lord, Putnam, Ross, Sherman, Ten- 
ney, — twenty-four in all. 

Adams was chosen Chairman. The sessions were very 
pleasant — enlivened by many an " ower true tale " of pre- 
sent members, and by fraternal epistles from most of 
the absent. Of the seventy-live, who, with buoyant hope, 
stepped from the college stage into busy scenes of life, on 
Thursday, July 27, 1843, nine were not. We were 
sad as we heard how early and how suddenly they were 
called away, and knew they would come into our assem- 
blies on earth no more. 

By vote of the Class, an outline of the information col- 
lected by the Secretary was prepared by him and published 
in a pamphlet of forty-two pages, and distributed to all 
members of the class and to friends of the deceased. 

The members of the Class present, paid two dollars 
each to pay the editors of the Dartmouth for losses in 
publishing that work and for other class expenses. 

Tenney, Adams and Cilley were appointed Committee 
of Publication. 

On motion of W. H. Lord, voted thanks to the Secre- 
tary for his services in behalf of the class. 

S. A. Lord, Gooch and Burbank were appointed 
Committee on Resolutions, and reported the following, 
which were adopted : 

" Resolved, That we fondly cherish the memories of our 
deceased classmates; and that we deeply sympathize with 
their relatives and friends in the early loss of those who by 
nature and education, were fitted to act well their part in 
life." 

" Resolved, That when this meeting adjourns, it adjourns 
to meet at this place, on the Wednesday morning preced- 
ing commencement, in the year 1857." 

At 9 o'clock, Thursday, a. m., July 25, 1850, the Class 
adjourned. 

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SECOND SEPTENARY. 



Met according to appointment and circular notice, in 
the Academy Hall, Hanover, N. H., Wednesday morning, 
8 o'clock, July 29, 1857. 

The Secretary called the meeting to order. Col. A. 0. 
Brewster was chosen Chairman, who took the chair and 
made a handsome speech, in which he urged the line influ- 
ence of such meetings on our lives, and the importance of 
freedom and fraternity in them. He spoke of Daniel 
Webster, who always cherished his early friends and class- 
mates with remarkable devotion, as a fine model for us. 

At this and subsequent meetings during commencement 
week, the following classmates were present, viz : — Barnard, 
Bingham, Brewster, Cilley, Fisk, E. Freeman, Hodgman, 
S. A. Lord, W. H. Lord, H. C. Lord, Patten, Putnam, 
Ray,D. S. Richardson, Stuart, Tenney,Varney, A. Wood, — 
eighteen in all. Our interviews were very free and plea- 
sant, in class meetings, in our social walks about the old 
familiar places, and in attendance upon the public literary 
exercises of the occasion. Money was paid, with the ac- 
customed generosity of most of our classmates, to meet the 
expenses of the Secretary, and to pay J. 0. Adams his 
claim for $28 and interest, as balance due for printing the 
Septenary Report of 1850. 

At the suggestion of the Secretary, Varney, Tenney, and 
Ray were constituted a committee to present to the Trus- 
tees and Faculty of the College the request of this meet- 
ing that Guppey, who left a few weeks before graduation, 
be admitted to the degree of A. B., and catalogued with 
the class. 

The request was duly presented and granted. 

Bingham, Tenney and Hodgman, were made a com- 
mittee to communicate to the venerable President Lord, 



Dartmouth, 1843. 11 

our grateful remembrances and affectionate regards. This 
was subsequently done in writing. 

Tenney, Putnam and Brewster, were appointed Com- 
mittee of Arrangements for our next meeting, 

Tenney, Varney and Hodgman, were appointed com- 
mittee to publish the next Class Report, which the Secre- 
tary was requested to prepare. 

On motion of H. C. Lord, pledges were made to reim- 
burse the Secretary for any expenses he may incur in 
collecting, preserving, and publishing memorials and 
records of the class; and he was advised to inform absent 
members of this pledge and invite them to aid in carrying 
it out. 

At this commencement, classmate "W. H. Lord pro- 
nounced an able oration on "The Believing Spirit as the 
condition of development of the human Mind and Soul," 
before the Phi Beta Kappa Society. 



THIRD SEPTENARY. 

Met at Dartmouth Hotel, five o'clock p. m., July 19, 1864. 
Hon. D. "W. Gooch was chosen Chairman. At this, and 
subsequent meetings, the following classmates were pre- 
sent, viz : — Adams, Barnard, Brewer, Brewster, Cilley, J. 
B. Clark, E. Freeman, French, E. W. Gale, Gooch, Hodg- 
man, W. H. Lord, Stevens, Tenney, — fourteen in all. 

The members of the class, by invitation of the orator, 
were present, in a body, at the Congregational Church, at 
eight o'clock, Wednesday evening, and listened to an 
appreciative, just and eloquent eulogy by Prof. S. G. 
Brown, upon their late classmate, Prof. John N". Putnam. 

The Secretary was requested to express to Prof. Brown 
our estimation of the eulogy and the hope that he 
would publish it for the benefit of the class; also, to 



12 Class Memorial. 

purchase and forward to each member of the class a copy 
of the same, if published. 

This, the Secretary has since done. 

On "Wednesday, calls were made upon Profs. Brown, 
Sanborn and Hubbard, the surviving Professors of our 
college days, and, also, upon the venerated Ex-President 
Lord, and his worthy successor, President Smith. We 
were cordially received, and kind congratulations were 
exchanged. 

With hearts glad that we had known him, but saddened 
at his early departure, we visited the grave of Putnam. 

Much interest was excited in the examination of the 
Secretary's large class album, nearly full of photographs 
of classmates with their wives and children ; of his class 
scrap book, containing cards, circulars, newspaper clip- 
pings, etc., of classmates ; and, not least, of the class 
record, detailing, in systematic order, the collected facts of 
leading interest in the lives of each of the one hundred 
and four members of the class. 

On these, and the Secretary's correspondence, the class- 
mates drew, for a season, for information concerning the 
absent. 

The Secretary was requested to prepare, as soon as 
material can be collected and arranged, a complete his- 
torical record of the class, and get a suitable number 
of copies printed for the benefit of the class. Hodgman, 
Yarney and Adams were appointed to aid him in the 
work. 

Classmates present expressed a willingness to pay liber- 
ally for such a work, and to aid its completion in every 
possible way. 

Resolves, presented by Dr. Brewer, were unanimously 
passed, expressive of the patriotic sentiments of the class 
upon the questions of the day, — of their love of equal justice 
to all men, their devotion to the Union, and their deter- 



Dartmouth, 1843. 13 

mined purpose to aid in crushing out the unrighteous 
rebellion and establishing peace. 

The main feature of the occasion, was a class supper at 
the Dartmouth Hotel, on Wednesday evening, prepared in 
excellent style by the landlord of the house, under the 
direction of Col. Brewster. It was the first supper the 
class, as a class, had eaten in twenty-one years. A well 
spread and bountifully laden board greeted the hearty 
guests. Well filled plates, well lined stomachs, cheerful 
words, and friendly feeling, made the hours pass fleetly. 
Col. Brewster presided ; Rev. P. F. Barnard invoked the 
divine blessing. 

The Class separated, voting to meet again at the College 

Centenary in 1869. 

J. Tenney, 

Class Secretary. 



EXPLANATORY. 



1. The alphabetical order of names is followed, except in the 
tables of births, marriages and deaths, where the chronological 
order is taken. 

2. After names, the leading vocations are first given — not the 
avocations and offices; then, the residence of the living at latest 
dates, and the place of decease or burial of the dead. 

3. We have been obliged to omit, except in some peculiar cases, 
history antecedent to entering college; also, places of teaching 
during the college course. In most cases, the ante-collegiate history 
would be — at home assisting parents, or attending or teaching school. 
Nearly every one taught during winter vacations. 

4. D. C, following a name and followed by figures, denotes 
graduate of Dartmouth in such a year. 

5. The place of marriage is named, if the rite does not take place 
at the parental residence of the wife. 

6. The place of children's birth or decease is to be presumed to 
be at the residence of the parents at the time, unless otherwise 
designated. 

7. So far as possible, original copy or printer's proof has been 
sent to each classmate for final revision. 



MEMBERS 

GRADUATED AT DARTMOUTH 

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JAMES OSGOOD ADAMS. 

Printer; Editor; Manchester, Hillsborough Co., ET. H. 

Born, — Concord, N. H., June 5, 1818. 

Parents, — Robert M., of Salisbury, Mass., and Damaris 
(Eastman) Adams, of Corinth, Vt. 

In early life he learned the trade of printer, in the office 
of the New Hampshire Observer, Concord, N. H., under 
Rev. David Kimball. 

His preparatory course for college was pursued in Lyn- 
don Academy, Vt., under tuition of his brother, Rev. Ezra 
E. Adams, D.D., D.C., 1836. 

He was principal of Lyndon Academy, Vt., from Sep- 
tember, 1843 to July, 1845, and of a select school in Can- 
dia, N". H., in the autumn of 1845. 

He settled in Manchester, ~N. H., December, 1845, and 
has, ever since, made that city his home. For nine years, he 
was editor and publisher of the Manchester American, dur- 
ing which time he established and, for six years, published 
and edited the Granite Farmer. He is now associated with 
classmate Clarke, as editor of the Mirror and American. 

While teaching in Lyndon, he read law with Bartlett & 
Fletcher, continuing in Manchester with Hon. David 
Cross, D.C., 1841. Was never admitted to the bar. 



16 Class Memorial. 

Adams has the pen of a ready writer, and is an apt, off- 
hand speaker. His editorials, addresses, reports on the 
schools of Manchester, and agricultural reports and essays, 
if all put in book form, would fill many large volumes. 

He has been an active worker in the busy city of 
which he is a citizen, especially in the interests of public 
education. To no citizen is the city so much indebted 
for its fine school buildings and its excellent school 
system. He has held these public offices in Manchester, 
viz:— Clerk of Ward 6, 1846; Ward Moderator, 1849, 
'50, '61 to '67; member of Common Council, 1847, '48 ; 
President of Common Council, 1848 ; member of School 
Committee, 1852, '53, '59, '60 ; Superintendent of Public 
Instruction, 1855 to '59, 1860 to 1867; Representative in 
the New Hampshire state legislature, 1852, '53, '64, '65, '69. 

For five years, he was Secretary of the New Hampshire 
Agricultural Society, and edited the first five printed vo- 
lumes of its Transactions. He was delegate from this 
Society to the World's Fair in London, 1851. 

April 3, 1851, he married Lucy Payson, daughter of Dea. 
Eben C. Foster, of Manchester, and took a trip to Europe, 
returning in October, 1851. Mrs. A. died in Manchester, 
February 11, 1852. 

October 3, 1855, he married, in Nashua, NT. H., Eliza 
Ellen, daughter of Joseph Everett, of Manchester. She 
died March 22, 1861. 

August, 1862, he married Susan Augusta Everett, of 
Manchester, sister of his second wife. 

CHILDREN". 

1. Lucy Ellen, born April 2, 1858; died March 17, 1861. 

2. Ezra Eastman, « Aug. 26, 1860. 

3. James Henry, " May 13, 1863 ; « Sept. 28, 1866. 

4. Luella Augusta, " May 17, 1864. 

5. Susie Bell, " March 20, 1866. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 17 



GEORGE HENRY ATKINSON. 

Pastor of Congregational Church; Portland, Oregon. 

Born, — Newbury, Mass., May 10, 1819. 

Parents, — William and Anna (Little) Atkinson, daugh- 
ter of Col. Josiah Little, of Newbury, Mass. Dr. Moses 
Little Atkinson, D.C., 1838, is his brother. His parents 
moved from Newbury, Mass., and settled in Newbury, Yt, 
in his early childhood. 

He prepared for college at Newbury Seminary and Brad- 
ford Academy, Yt. Taught a select school in E. Corinth, 
Yt., in the autumn of 1843, at the close of which, he 
entered Andover Theological Seminary, and graduated in 
course, September 2, 1846. Was licensed by the Orange 
Association, Yt, in the autumn of 1846, and ordained as 
an evangelist, at Newbury, Yt., January, 1847. 

In October, 1847, he sailed from Boston, via Cape Horn 
and the Sandwich Islands, for Oregon, under the patron- 
age of the American Home Missionary Society, as its first 
missionary to the Pacific coast, and was installed pastor of 
the Congregational Church in Oregon City, June 17, 1848. 
Continued in that position until 1863, when he went to 
Portland, in the same state. 

He has labored assiduously and successfully to plant the 
educational and religious institutions of New England in 
Oregon. In the cause of popular and liberal learning, he 
has been very efficient. Has been Superintendent of 
Schools in Clackamas and Multnomah counties. Is one 
of the founders of Tualatin Academy ; also, of the Pacific 
University, of which he has been one of the Trustees, and 
Secretary of the board, from 1848 to the present time. To 
secure funds and teachers for these institutions, and to pro- 
mote the cause of learning and of Christ in Oregon, he 
visited the New England and other northern states, in 
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18 Class Memorial. 

1852, in 1865, and in 1868. During the visit of 1852, he 
attended the National Congregational Convention in 
Albany, N". Y., as delegate from Oregon. 

He was delegate from Oregon, to the National Congre- 
gational Council, held in Boston, June 14th to 25th, 1865; 
and, also, during the same summer, to the Congregational 
Association of Massachusetts, and the Congregational 
Conference of Maine. 

On petition of several of his classmates, the degree of 
D.D., was conferred upon him at Dartmouth, July, 1865. 

He has been, for some years, Secretary and Agent of the 
American Tract Society in Oregon, and a Director of the 
Bible Society. He has written much, in the interest of his 
work, for the Home Missionary and other periodicals on 
the Atlantic coast. Has published two sermons, — one 
upon Preaching Christ, delivered at the ordination of Rev. 
Thomas Condon, in 1853 ; the other on Church Polity, be- 
fore the Oregon Association, in 1859. 

He writes, " My sabbath work is constant and fourfold, — 
morning sermon ; bible class of young men at noon ; after- 
noon sermon at some out-station ; evening sermon in my 
church. This has, for the most part, been my work for a 
long time. Last year we received fifty members into our 
church." 

He married, October 8, 1846, Miss Nancy, daughter of 
Dea. Phineas Bates, of Springfield, Vt. 







CHILDREN. 








1. 


Sophia, 


born Sept. 12, 1848 ; 


died Sept. 


12, 


1848 


2. 


George Henry, 


" Sept. 16, 1849. 








3. 


Anna Sophia Bates, 


" Oct. 24, 1851. 








4. 


Edward Moses Little, 


" Dec. 23, 1854. 








5. 


Sarah Frances, 


" Nov. 11, 1856; 


" Oct. 


18, 


1860 


6. 


Charles William, 


" Dec. 11,1858; 


" Aug. 


21, 


1859 



Dartmouth, 1843. 19 

JAMES MONROE BAILEY. 

Free Baptist Clergyman ; Professor in Theological Se- 
minary; New Hampton, Belknap Co., N. H. 

Born, — Andover, N. EL, March 3, 1817. 

Parents, — James and Sarah (Davis) Bailey. 

He prepared for college at the Literary Institution, New- 
Hampton; N. H., under Hon. W. E. Wording. 

His professional studies were pursued at Andover Theo- 
logical Seminary, where he graduated in 1846. 

He was ordained and became pastor of the Free-will 
Baptist church in West Buxton, Me., Feb., 1847, where 
he remained eight years. From Jan., 1855, he was 
in charge of the Casco St. church, Portland, Me., one 
year; from 1856 to 1859, preached in Saco, Me. ; from 1859 
to 1862, in Manchester, N. H., and, returning to reside in 
Saco, he supplied the church in Great Falls, N. H., from 
1862 to 1866. 

In Aug., 1866, he accepted the appointment of Professor 
of Sacred Literature and Homiletics in the Free Baptist 
Theological Institute at New Hampton, N. H. 

He had been an associate editor of the Morning Star, 
Dover, N. H., for more than twenty years, and has contri- 
buted largely to its columns. Actively interested in pro- 
moting popular education, he was, for several years, one 
of the School Committee of West Buxton, and Supervisor 
of Schools in Saco. 

He is one of the Trustees of the New Hampton Literary 
Institution, and a promiuent clergyman in the earnest and 
progressive religious denomination of which he is a member. 

He was married, Sept. 14, 1847, to Ethelinda, daughter 
of Dea. Joseph Hobson, of West Buxton, Me. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Joseph James, born Oct. 25, 1848. 

2. Almon Louis, " Jan. 2, 1853. 



20 Class Memorial. 

PLINY FISK BARNARD. 

Pastor of the Congregational Church ; Williamstown, 
Orange Co., Yt. 

Born,— Waitsfield, Yt., Nov. 9, 1820. 

Parents, — Ebenezer and Experience (Childs) Barnard. 

He prepared for college in the academies at Jericho 
and Montpelier, Yt. 

He taught a select school from Sept., 1843 to March, 
1844, at "White River village, in Hartford, Yt. ; also, 
similar schools in Waterford, Me., in the autumns of 1844 
and 1845, and in Searsport, Me., in the spring of 1846. 

He studied theology at Bangor Theological Seminary, 
graduating in 1846. 

He was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church 
in Richmond, Me., January 14, 1847; remained there 
until he was dismissed, June 19, 1856. 

He went immediately to Williamstown, Yt., and be- 
came acting pastor of the Congregational Church in that 
place ; was installed as pastor, Sept. 19, 1860. 

He was, several years, a member of the School Com- 
mittee in Richmond, and has held the same office in 
Williamstown in the years 1867, '68, '69. 

For six weeks, as delegate of the Christian Commission, 
he served in the United States army, in the spring of 
1864. 

He is a faithful and successful pastor and preacher. 

He married, Nov. 4, 1846, Julia, daughter of Rev. 
James Hobart, D. C, 1794, of Berlin, Yt., and sister of 
Timothy D. Hobart, D. C, 1851. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Son, born Aug. 19, 1847; died Aug. 19, 1847. 

2. Ellen Amelia, " Aug. 2, 1849. 

3. Alice Theresa, « July 7, 1851 j " Feb. 23, 1866. I 



Dartmouth, 1843. 21 

4. Julia Elizabeth born April 19, 1853. 

5. Sarah Luana, " Jan. 18, 1857 ; died Feb. 19, 1857. 

6. Harriet Newell, " Aug. 22, 1860. 

7. Caroline Albina, " Nov. 9, 1861. 

8. William Dwight, " Dec. 22, 1865. 



HARRY BINGHAM. 

Attorney at Law ; Littleton, Grafton Co., N. H. 

Born,— Concord, Yt., March 30, 1821. 

Parents, — Warner and Lucy (Wheeler) Bingham. 

His preparatory course was pursued in Lyndon Acad- 
emy, Yt, under Rev. E. E. Adams, D.D., D. C, 1836. 

After leaving college, he studied law with Hon. Harry 
Hibbard, D. C, 1836, of Bath, N. H., and was admitted 
to the bar of Grafton county in 1846, at which time he 
began his professional career at Littleton, N. H., where 
he has since resided. 

He was a member of the House of Representatives from 
Littleton, in the legislature of New Hampshire, five years, 
from 1861 to 1865 inclusive. During this time, he occupied 
a prominent and influential position in that body, as a 
bold and vigorous debater, a skillful manager and prudent 
law maker. 

He is esteemed as one of the ablest leaders and cham- 
pions of the New Hampshire democracy. He was, 
several times, their candidate for Speaker of the House ; 
also, for Representative in the United States Congress of 
the 3d Congressional District, in opposition to James W. 
Patterson, D. C, 1848, in 1865, and to Jacob Benton in 
1867. He was delegate to the Democratic National Con- 
vention at Philadelphia in August, 1866; was special 
agent of United States Treasury for N. E., during the 
latter part of Mr. Johnson's administration. He is the 



22 Class Memokial. 

member of the present National Democratic Committee for 
New Hampshire. Has been Justice of the Peace since 
1846. 

He ranks among the most successful in his profession 
in New Hampshire, and is claimed by his friends to be 
one of the best judges of law in New England. His law 
partner is his brother, Hon. Geo. A. Bingham. 



CYRUS LEWIS BLANCHARD. 

Attorney at Law; Chestertown, Warren Co., N. Y. 

Born, — Rockingham, Vt, February 11, 1818. 

Parents, — Jonathan and Polly (Lovell) Blanchard. He 
is brother of Rev. Jonathan Blanchard, D.D., formerly 
President of Knox College, Galesburg, 111., and now Presi- 
dent of Wheaton Institute, 111. He is the youngest of 
twelve children. 

After leaving college, where, like many others, he pad- 
dled his own canoe up stream, he taught an academy in 
Brookville, Lid., in 1845, and was afterward a teacher in 
the primary department of Knox College. 

He studied law with Kellogg & Hale of Elizabethtown, 
Essex Co., N. Y., and was admitted to the bar, at Pitts- 
burgh, N. Y., 1849, and began immediately to practice in 
Schroon Lake village, Essex Co., N. Y. 

He held the office of Clerk of the courts of Essex Co., 
N. Y., and was Supervisor of Schroon, N. Y., in 1864-5. 
From Schroon, he went to Ticonderoga, N. Y., June 26, 
1863, and there practiced law until his removal to Chester- 
town, Warren Co., June 27, 1865. Here he continued his 
law practice until his decease, April 26, 1866. His health 
had been declining for several months. Jaundice set in 
and further reduced his strength, so that he fell an easy 
prey to erysipelas, which caused his death after only ifix 



Dartmouth, 1843. 23 

days of confinement to his house. His remains were 
buried in Chestertown. 

From his friends, we learn that he was a friend of the 
needy, an honest counselor, an able advocate, and success- 
ful in his business, leaving his family, which still resides 
in Chestertown, in comfortable circumstances. He is 
spoken of as a skillful debater, bold in his manner, and 
original in his matter. He fearlessly defended what he 
deemed right and denounced what he deemed wrong, 
regardless of personal considerations. Though a public 
professor of religion, he absented himself from church 
ordinances for some years, because he deemed its minis- 
ters too cowardly in defense of human right. 

At the outbreak of the rebellion, he took strong grounds 
for the Union, and often spoke in public, in defense of the 
Old Flag. He never asked for a leader; always took his 
own measure of men; formed his own opinions; asked 
no quarter in a fight. His eccentricity ; his ardent zeal in 
any cause in which he interested himself, will be well 
remembered by his classmates. No one doubted his sin- 
cerity ; few cared to have him for an antagonist in a cause 
that called for work or debate. 

He married Mary Ann, daughter of John Gardner, of 
Whitehall, K Y., August 5, 1857. 

CHILDREN. 

1. A son, born Aug. 5, 1858; died Aug. 5, 1858. 

2. Cyrus Lovell, " Nov. 24, 1859 ; " May 12, 1864. 

3. Carrie Leone, " Nov. 28, 1861. 

4. Mary Catharine, " Aug. 27, 1864. 

5. Grace Ella, " Nov. 12, 1866. 



24 Class Memorial. 



ANDREW JEWETT BLOOD. 

Teacher; Kelsey, Eldorado Co., California. 

Born, — Pepperell, Mass., August 9, 1822. 

Parents, — John and Susan (Jewett) Blood. 

His father was a veteran school-master, having taught 
thirty-two winters. 

He prepared for college in the academy in his native 
town under the instruction of Rev. E. D. Eldridge, and 
Rev. Geo. Cooke, D. C, 1832. After graduating, he 
went to St. Louis, Mo., where he followed teaching until 
the spring of 1844. During the next summer, he taught 
in Franklin, Mo. From thence, he went to New Mexico, 
where he spent two years traveling, paying his expenses 
as companion to an invalid, or as clerk for a trading com- 
pany. Then returning to Missouri, he was engaged in 
teaching for ah out four years at St. Joseph, Buchanan 
Co. In May, 1850, he started, in a company of one hun- 
dred and twenty persons, for California, via Santa Fe. 
He died on the way thither at Kelsey, California, within 
forty miles of Sacramento, after fifteen days sickness, of 
brain fever, September 9, 1850. He was last heard from 
alive, by friends, July 25th, about five hundred miles 
from Sacramento. 

He seems to have possessed a love of travel and adven- 
ture, not understood by his classmates. 

He lived only seven years after graduation. This 
period was spent away from the friends of his youth. He 
w.as not a large correspondent, and but little is known of 
his intellectual development or of his successes and disap- 
pointments during this time. He died among strangers, 
and the place of his burial is unknown to his New England 
friends. His Missouri friends reported his decease ; spoke 



Dartmouth, 1843. 25 

of him in very kind terms, and transmitted a few books 
and other mementoes only, to his relatives. 

He held a good rank as a scholar, was kind and genial 
as a friend, with a character without reproach in the 
memories of his college life. 

He sleeps and is at rest. 



FRANCIS BEATTIE BREWER. 

Physician ; Manufacturer ; Farmer ; Westfield, Chau- 
tauqua Co., N. Y. 

Born,— Keene, N. H.. Oct. 8, 1820. 

Parents, — Ebenezer, of Sidney, Cape Breton, and Julia 
(Emerson) Brewer, of Windsor, Yt. 

His earlier years were spent in Barnet, Yt., where his 
father was engaged in lumbering and mercantile business. 

His preparation for college was made at Newbury 
Seminary, Yt., and at Meriden Academy, N. H. After 
graduating, he was engaged in teaching, for several months, 
in Barnet and in Peacham Academy, Yt. 

He commenced the study of medicine in Barnet, with 
Dr. William G-. Nelson, in 1843, continuing with him one 
year. He then attended lectures and studied with the 
Medical Faculty in Hanover, N. H., nine months, and 
finished his medical course with Dr. W. W. Gerhard, of 
Philadelphia. He received the degree of M.D., at Dart- 
mouth Medical College, in 1846, and began at once to 
practice in Barnet, Yt. In Dec, 1849, he removed to 
Plymouth, Mass., where he remained two years in the 
practice of medicine. 

In 1851, he went to Titusville, Penn., and actively en- 
gaged an extensive lumbering and mercantile business, 
under the firm of Brewer, Watson & Co. This firm 



26 Class Memorial. 

owned several thousand acres of timbered land along Oil 
Creek and its tributaries. On their land, and near one 
of their mills, was an old well remarkable for producing 
oil. This oil was extensively used as a medicine, and was 
collected by absorbing the oil from the surface of the 
water with woolen blankets. 

In 1852, the idea of using it in the lumber mills, both as 
an illuminator and lubricator, occurred to Dr. Brewer. 
The well was enlarged and deepened. A pump was placed 
in position and worked by wires attached to machinery in 
the mill. In this way a large amount of oil was produced. 
Thus began the oil business. From this date, Dr. Brewer 
gave his time, means and efforts to the best manner 
of producing and utilizing this valuable product. Although 
often discouraged, never disheartened, success, at last, 
crowned the enterprise which he justly claims to have 
conceived, planned and developed, and which is likely to 
prove the great discovery of the age. In the fall of 1864, 
George H. Bissell, D. C, 1845, and A. H. Crosby, D. C, 
1848, became interested with Dr. Brewer in the business. . 

In 1861, he removed to Westfield, Chautauqua Co., 
N. Y., where he now resides, owning a farm of two hundred 
acres, well stocked, and beautifully located on the shore 
of Lake Erie, which he carries on, at the same time ma- 
naging his interests in the petroleum business and in other 
manufacturing. He is doing, also, a large commission 
business, under the firm of Brewer, Burke & Co., in Pitts- 
burgh, Pa., and in New York city, also, under the firm 
of Brewer, Watson & Co. He is President of the Town- 
send Manufacturing Company, Westfield, E". Y., in which 
he is a large owner, which carries on an extensive hard- 
ware business. He is, also, President of the First National 
Bank of Westfield. 

In the spring and summer of 1865, he spent several 
months in Sherman's army as Military Agent of the state 



Dartmouth, 1843. 27 

of New York, with the rank of Major. His business has 
led him to travel widely in this country, and to visit 
Europe. 

His energy and skill in business, it is understood, have 
been rewarded with eminent success, without spoiling him 
as a man. 

He was married, July 20, 1848, to Susan H., daughter 
of Rev. Prof. Heman Rood, formerly of Gilmanton Theo- 
logical Seminary, then of Haverhill, N. H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Ebenezer, bom May 14, 1849. 

2. Francis Beattie, " Oct. 20, 1851: 

3. Frances Moody, " Oct. 20, 1851. 

4. George Emerson, " July 28, 1861. 



AUGUSTUS OLCOTT BREWSTER, 

Attorney at law; Boston, Mass. 

Born,— Hanover, K H., May 17, 1823. 

Parents, — Gen. Amos Avery and Susan (Boudinot) 
Brewster. 

His preparatory course was pursued at the academy in 
Meriden, IN". H., and under the late Rt, Rev. Bishop John 
H. Hopkins, D.D., of Burlington, Yt. 

After graduating, he read law with Chief Justice Ira 
Perley, D. C, 1822, of Concord, K H., and Wm. H. 
Duncan, Esq., D. C, 1830, of Hanover, K H. 

After practicing law a few years in Hanover, during 
which time he was active in promoting agriculture and 
other public interests in his native state, and, for a short 
time, in New York city in 1850, '51, and '52, Col. Brew- 
ster opened a law office in 1852, in Court St., Boston, 
where he still resides and practices his profession. 



28 Class Memorial. 

In 1855, he was appointed, by Gov. Gardner, Chairman of 
the Board of Insurance Commissioners for Massachusetts, 
which office he resigned after one year's service, in order 
to resume the practice of law. 

In 1856, he was appointed, by Gov. Gardner, Assistant 
District Attorney of Suffolk Co., which office he held for 
six years — the last two years, acting as District Attorney. 
Since vacating this position, he has been extensively 
engaged in prosecuting and defending criminal causes. 

He has been very active in politics ; is a vigorous and 
popular stump speaker, in much demand, during political 
campaigns, in and out of the state. It has been hu- 
morously said that, when Col. Brewster speaks, on these 
occasions, upon the hills of the Bay State, the farmers of 
Berkshire and the fishermen of Cape Cod suspend their 
work, and, from their own homes, in silence, listen to his 
eloquence. Has often appeared, not only in the caucus, 
but as lecturer before agricultural and other associations. 

For many years, he has acted as Chief Marshal on Com- 
mencement days at Dartmouth. In this capacity, for 
which a powerful voice and good porte so eminently fit 
him, he has been very efficient and popular. All the 
older alumni recognize in him the ready skill, the digni- 
fied and graceful bearing of his honored father, who, for 
many years, acted so acceptably in the same place. 

He was an active Director of the Eew Hampshire 
Agricultural Society ; and, in 1847, was appointed Aid to 
Gov. A. Colby, of E"ew Hampshire, with rank of Colonel. 

At Parsippany, N. J., August 20, 1846, he married 
Georgie Augusta, daughter of Maj. George B. Bibby, 
United States Army, of Patterson, !N". J. 

CHILDREN. 

1. George A., born Dec. 26, 1847. 

2. Susan Boudinot, " May 15, 1850; died Sept. 8, 1851. 

3. William Malleville, " Aug. 15, 1852. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 29 



LEVI BRIGHAM. 

Teacher; Port Tobacco, Charles Co., Md. 

Born,— Concord, K H., May 2, 1822. 

Parents, — Levi and Anna Hazen (Ayer) Brigham. 

He was early left an orphan, and placed under the 
guardianship of his uncle, Hon. Richard Bradley, of Con- 
cord. 

His preparation for college was made in Concord. • 

His only sister, Anna S., a woman of great worth, was 
the first wife of Hon. John H. George, of Concord. 

Soon after leaving college, he went to Port Tobacco, 
Md., as tutor in a papal family. He died in that place, 
of congestive fever, after ten days illness, October 1, 
1843. Here he was buried. A monument has been 
erected over his grave by his Concord friends. He was 
the first of the graduated classmates to finish his earthly 
course. 

His nature was social, generous, and obliging; his mind 
was active and intelligent. He resolved, after graduating, 
to lead a better life ; and his few remaining weeks were 
consistent with this resolve. 

Mr. Pye, his constant attendant during his last illness, 
who seems an excellent man, says that Brigham became 
reconciled to the final event, and met the king of terrors 
with great calmness. 

Death thou art infinite ; 'tis life is little. 



30 Class Memorial. 



ROBERT IFGALLS BURBANK 

Attorney at Law ; Boston, Mass. 

Born,— Shelburne, K H., March 26, 1818. 

Parents, — Hon. Barker and Polly (Ingalls) Burbank. 
Three other sons, Alcander, Barker Leland and Parker 
Cleveland, graduated at Dartmouth, the former as M.D., 
in 1848, and the latter two in the Scientific Department, 
in 1857. 

He pursued his preparatory course for college at North 
Yarmouth and Bethel, Me., and Lancaster, IsT. H., and 
entered in March, 1840. 

After spending the autumn and winter succeeding his 
graduation, at the Dane Law School, he entered the office 
of the Hon. Daniel Webster, D.C., 1801, and Hon. John 
P. Healy, D.C., 1845, then partners at 46 Court St., 
Boston, as a student, and remained there until he was 
admitted to Suffolk County Bar, Oct. 6, 1846. 

Oct. 27, 1846, he commenced practice at 46 Court St., 
Boston, where he has ever since remained, enjoying the 
confidence of his clients and of the Bar, and succeeding 
well in the " main object of the law." A part of this 
time, he has been partner with the Hon. Mr. Healy, the 
present City Solicitor. 

In 1855 and 1856, he was a member of the City Council. 
In 1854, 1856 and 1862, he represented Boston in the 
Massachusetts House of Representatives ; and in 1857 and 
1858, was Senator from Suffolk County. 

In Dec, 1865, he was elected Commissioner of Insolvency 
for Suffolk County ; Feb. 1, 1867, was appointed Master in 
Chancery for Suffolk County, and, May 16, 1867, Notary 
Public. 

He has often presided over public assemblies, and 
marshaled large public processions. He was Grand 



Dartmouth, 1843. 31 

Marshal of the New England Torch Light Procession in 
Boston, on the occasion of the election of Lincoln, in Nov., 
1860. 

He is very happy as a public speaker, whether in off 
hand after dinner speeches, on the stump, or in legislative 
debate. 

The affair of a wager involving a barrel of apples, 
between him and Ben. Perley Poore, during the Fremont- 
Pilmore-Buchanan Campaign of 1856, which resulted in 
Col. Poore's paying the forfeit by wheeling a barrel of his 
apples to Boston, in November of that year, as a gift to 
Col. Burbank, who had won the wager, was reported in 
all the papers of the time, and did credit to the honor and 
wit of both parties. 

In 1856 - 7, he was one of the Visitors on the part of 
the State, to Dane Law School. In 1865 and '66, he was 
a member of the School Committee of Boston. 

In military affairs he was, in 1865, Major of the Third 
Battalion of Massachusetts Infantry. In 1856, he was 
Lieutenant Colonel, and, soon after, promoted to Colonel 
of the 1st Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry. His 
great energy and efficiency as an officer, did much to pre- 
pare the militia of Boston for successful service in the 
field during the Rebellion. 

When the Rebellion of 1861 broke out, he assisted, with 
loyal enthusiasm, in raising two Regiments as the basis of a 
Brigade, which was to be under his command. 

But, while the Brigade was in process of organization, 
the Government issued an order requiring infantry troops 
to be sent by Regiments only, and thus he was deprived 
of honors in the field. He was a delegate to the National 
Convention, at Baltimore, which renominated President 
Lincoln. 

July 8, 1862, he married Lizzie Wheeler, daughter of 
the Hon. Daniel M. Christie, LL.D., D.C., 1815, of Dover, 



32 Class Memorial. 

N. H. On the same day, he started on a wedding trip 
of several months, through the most interesting parts of 
Europe. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Daniel Christie, born April 16, 1863; died Nov. 26, 1865. 

2. Walter Channing, " July 9, 1865. 



JOHN LEE CAVEKLY. 

Teacher; Madison, Morgan Co., Ga. 

Born,— Strafford, N. H., Oct. 28, 1818. 

Parents, — John and Olive (Jenness) Caverly. 

His preparatory studies were pursued at Gilmanton and 
Strafford Academies. He entered March, 1840. 

After graduating, he went to Madison, Morgan Co., 
Ga., and became Principal of the Male Academy there. 
In this position he continued scarcely one year, when he 
was attacked with bilious fever, and, after a week's illness, 
died at the residence of Peter "W. Walton, Esq., Sept. 25, 
1844. 

Joseph Bean, of Gilmanton, and three others, natives of 
New Hampshire, buried both Caverly and Copp ; and, by 
a subscription of f 10 each, erected suitable monuments at 
their graves. 

In person, Caverly was tall and commanding. His 
obliging disposition, united with a dignified and courteous 
bearing, inspired a sentiment of sincere esteem and confi- 
dence in all his classmates. His mind was strong; 
his rank as a scholar high. His attainments were solid 
rather than brilliant. An obituary of him appeared in 
the Augusta Weekly Chronicle of Nov. 7, 1844, which says : 
" Mr. Caverly had charge of the Male Academy in this 
place, (Madison) at the time of his decease, and the loss of 



Dartmouth, 1843. 33 

his valuable services in that important station is greatly 
felt by this community. Though he had resided among 
us but a few months, he had, by his unaffected kindness 
and gentlemanly deportment, won the esteem of all who 
had made his acquaintance." 

His memory will ever be green with the friends of his 
early days. — March on among the immortals, thou noble 
freed spirit ! 



FRANCIS BARUCH CHASE. 

Teacher; Cornish, Sullivan Co., N". H. 

Born,— Cornish, K H., March 26, 1819. 

Parents, — Col. Lebbeus Chase and Mzaula (March) 
Chase. Dudley T., D. C, 1848, is a brother. His prepara- 
tion for College was made at the Academy in Windsor, 
Vt, and at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, "N. H. 

After his graduation, he went as a teacher to Lexington, 
Oglethorpe Co., Georgia. 

His health was not good during the summer and fall of 
1844. About the first of December, he started for home by 
way of Charleston, S. C. When he arrived in New York 
City, Dec. 10th, he was entirely unable to help himself, 
and was carried from the vessel to the United States 
Hotel, where, two days after, on Dec. 12, 1844, he expired. 
We must not pluck death from the Maker's hand. He 
had those around him who did every thing possible to 
alleviate his sufferings and make him comfortable. He 
died as he lived, a true man. Classmate Hodgman was 
present at his funeral. The services were conducted by 
Rev. James Milnor, D.D. His body was conveyed to Cor- 
nish, and lies in the family burial place near the Episcopal 
church. 



34 Class Memorial. 



BRADBURY POOR CILLEY. 

Attorney at Law ; Manchester, N. H. 

Born, — Nottingham, N. H., January 2, 1824. 

Parents, — Jacob, son of Gen. Joseph Cilley of Notting- 
ham, and Harriet (Poor) Cilley, daughter of Gen. Enoch 
Poor of Exeter, N. H. 

He fitted for College at Phillips Academy, Exeter, under 
the venerated Benjamin Abbott, and Gideon L. Soule, 
LL. D., Principals. 

More than a year after graduation he spent in his native 
town. In Oct., 1844, he entered the Law School in New 
Haven, Conn., and read law one year with Prof. Hitchcock. 
He then went to Manchester, N. H., and pursued his legal 
. studies two years with Hon. Daniel Clark, D. C, 1834, 
and was admitted to the Bar in Hillsborough Co., N. H., 
Nov. 6, 1847. He immediately commenced the practice 
of law in Manchester. 

Cilley has enlivened many a gathering with his apt, off 
hand speeches ; and has been a skillful counselor in several 
important criminal causes. 

Of the City, he has been an Alderman ; also, Republican 
candidate for Mayor, within but few votes of an election. 
His friends have made him a prominent caucus candidate 
for State Senator. In 1859, he was a member of the Staff 
of Gov. Ichabod Goodwin, with rank of Colonel. For 
many years, he was Clerk and Treasurer of that dis- 
tinguished association of military men called the " Amos- 
keag Veterans," and a Captain in the same. He is a 
Trustee of the City Savings Bank. Since 1867, he has 
been Post Master of Manchester. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 35 

He married, June 30, 1856, Angeline, daughter of Dea. 
JSTahum Baldwin, of Manchester, ^N . H. 

CHILDREN. 
1. Martha Poor, born Feb. 20, 1859. 



FRANCIS BROWN" CLARK 

Physician; Expressman ; Jamestown, Tuolumne Co., Cal. 

Born,— Wells, Me., Nov. 22, 1820. 

Parents, — Theodore and Elizabeth (Gilman) Clark. 

One of his sisters is the wife of Rev. Joseph Blake of 
Gilman ton, ~N. H., and another was the wife of Rev. J. B. 
Cooke of Wells, Me. 

His preparatory studies for college were pursued at 
Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., Samuel H. Taylor, 
LL.D., D.C., 1832, Principal. 

On leaving college he studied medicine awhile. He had 
charge of the Academy in South Berwick, Me., in 1844-5. 

He received the degree of M.D., at Bowdoin Medical 
College, in May, 1847, and practiced his profession a year 
or two in Boston, Mass., and in Wells, Me. 

In April, 1849, he joined the Pacific Emigration Com- 
pany, and embarked in the ship York for California. He 
followed his profession successfully for the first few years 
of his residence in that state. 

In 1854, engaged in mining, farming and trade. For 
several years, he was largely engaged in teaming to and 
from Stockton and other places. He had some misfortune 
in business, in 1857 ; but, instead of going into bankruptcy, 
held on, his creditors confiding in his integrity, and finally 
succeeded, in 1861, in paying all his debts. He was one 
of the too few honest business men. During most of his 
sojourn in California, he resided in Jamestown. 



36 Class Memorial. 

He died of typhoid fever, after an illness of one week, 
at Empire City, CaL, Oct. 11, 1864. His grave is at 
Jamestown, Cal. No particulars of his sickness and death 
have been obtained. There is reason to know that he 
was much respected in the community in which he resided, 
as all who knew him in college will readily believe. 

His quaint humor, his genial companionship, his unbend- 
ing integrity, will make his memory pleasant to his class- 
mates. He has left a clean record as a citizen, business 
man, and Christian. 



JOHN BADGER CLARKE. 

Lawyer; Editor and Publisher; Manchester, Hillsbo- 
rough Co., N. H. 

Born, — Atkinson, N. H., January 30, 1820. 

Parents, — Greenleaf and Julia. (Cogswell) Clarke. 

His mother was sister of William Cogswell, D. C, 1811, 
Rev. Nathaniel Cogswell, D. C, 1819, and Francis Cogs- 
well, D. C, 1822. 

Hon. Wm. C. Clarke, of Manchester, D. C, 1832, 
Attorney General of New Hampshire; Hon. Greenleaf 
Clarke, Atkinson ; Francis Clarke, M. D., Andover, Mass., 
and Moses Clarke, M.D., East Cambridge, Mass., are his 
brothers. 

He pursued his preparation for college under Hon. John 
Kelley, at Atkinson Academy. After graduating, he 
was three years Principal of Gilford Academy, N. H., 
pursuing the study of law, at the same time, with 
Hon. S. C. Lyford. He then went to Manchester, and 
continued his legal studies with his brother, Hon. W. C. 
Clarke, until January, 1849. He was then admitted to 
the Bar, in Hillsborough Co. Feb. 2, 1849, he started 
for California ; was eleven weeks on the Isthmus ; and 
reached San Francisco, August 14. He was in the South- 



Dartmouth, 1843. 37 

ern Mines of California, thirteen months, mining and prac- 
ticing law. Leaving for Central America, and spending a 
few months there, he returned to Manchester, in Jan., 1851. 

In March following, he went to Salem, Mass., with the 
intention of practicing law ; but soon returned to Man- 
chester. Early in the year 1852, he became editor of the 
Daily Mirror, in Manchester, N. H., having had some pre- 
vious editorial experience as one of the editors of the 
Temperance Banner. Oct. 20, 1852, relinquishing the 
practice of law, he bought out the Mirror, and has since 
devoted himself to it, as its Editor, Proprietor and Pub- 
lisher, with extraordinary zeal and success. After carry- 
ing on his Mirror, issued both Daily and Weekly, for 
some years, conducted independent of sect or party, as 
the organ of any and all kinds of live topics, he bought 
the Democrat, American, and Journal of Agriculture ; merged 
the four in the Manchester Mirror and American, which he 
now publishes as a political and agricultural journal. 
He carries on, also, a large book and job office. 

As a writer he is terse, piquant and positive. His paper 
is leading and popular; always on time with latest news 
and free discussions of all sorts; sparing neither friends nor 
foes when he has a point to carry or readers to entertain. 

He was a member of the Baltimore Convention of June, 
1864, which renominated Abraham Lincoln ; and one of 
the members of the National Executive Committee, which 
managed that presidental campaign. 

He was appointed one of the Trustees of the State 
Agricultural College, in 1866; and was elected State 
Printer, in 1867, '68. 

He married in Boston, Mass., July 29, 1852, Susan 
Greeley, daughter of Enoch Moulton, of Gilmanton, "E. H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Arthur Eastman, born May 13, 1854. 

2. William Cogswell, " March 17, 1856. 



38 Class Memorial. 



LORENZO CLAY. 

Attorney at Law; Gardiner, Kennebec Co., Me. 

Born,— Candia, K H., 'Nov. 5, 1817. 

Parents, — Walter and Dolly (Pillsbury) Clay. 

They both died in the winter of 1823, leaving him, with 
three brothers, one older and two younger than himself, 
fatherless, and motherless, and penniless. He was placed in 
care of an uncle in Candia, until his 14th year. He then 
went to Charlestown, now Somerville, Mass., in the employ 
of a market gardener ; and, in due time, was admitted to 
partnership with him in the business. 

Returning .to New Hampshire at the age of 19 years, he 
commenced studying with the Rev. Mr. Utley of Epping, IsT. 
H., and, mainly, through his influence, was induced to pre- 
pare for college. He spent a year and half in South Berwick, 
Me., under the instruction of Prof. Stephen Chase, D. C, 
1832, and finished his preparation in Andover, Mass., under 
the tuition of Samuel H. Taylor, LL. D., D. C, 1832, and 
Rev. Joseph Bartlett, D. C, 1835. 

Soon after graduating, he commenced the study of law 
with Hon. Charles Marsh, D. C, 1786, of Woodstock, Vt, 
with whom he remained one year. He next entered the 
office of Hon. George Evans of Gardiner, Me., and, after 
studying a year, was admitted to the Kennebec Co. Bar, in 
August, 1845. He, at once, formed a partnership with Mr. 
Evans and has, ever since, resided in Gardiner in the 
successful practice of his profession, enjoying the esteem of 
his fellow-citizens. His few leisure hours are devoted to 
fruit culture and like rural pursuits. 

He has been member and President of City Common 
Council, four years ; City Solicitor, four years ; Alderman 
and acting Mayor. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 39 

For the years 1863 and 1864, he was a prominent work- 
ing member of the Legislature of Maine. He was elected 
State's Attorney for Kennebec Co., for a term of three 
years from Jan. 1, 1865. 

He married, Sept. 1, 1846, at the Astor House, New 
York City, Abby, daughter of Benjamin Bourne, Esq., of 
Sandwich, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Charles Marsh, born Oct. 7, 1847. 

2. Alice, " June 5, 1850. 

3. Benjamin Bourne, " Dec. 26, 1855. 



NATHAN CLEAVES. 

Physician; State of Cohahuila, Mexico. 

Born,— Mount Vernon, N. H., Feb. 2, 1819. 

Parents, — Joshua and Elizabeth (Lincoln) Cleaves. 

His studies for college were pursued at Pepperell 
Academy, Mass., and at Meriden, N. H., under C. S. 
Eichards, LL.D., D.C., 1835. 

Immediately after graduating, he taught in Manchester, 
N. H., one year; thence he went to Woodstock, Conn., and 
taught one term. He left that place in Nov., 1844, and was 
next teaching a school at Buzzard's Roost, Franklin Co., 
Ala., which he commenced in January, 1845. In the 
spring of 1847, his health became very poor ; but he con- 
tinued in school until September of that year, when he 
was obliged to give up. He started with the intention of 
proceeding to St. Louis and homeward, if his health im- 
proved ; if not, to New Orleans and. still farther south. 
But his friends heard nothing from him during the last 
eighteen months of his life. In March, 1849, notice of 
his death appeared in the New Orleans Crescent. A letter 
from one J. P. Webster, Esq., who knew him in Mexico, 



40 Class Memorial. 

under date of May 25, 1849, gives all that is known to 
his friends of the tragic event. " In the month of January, 
I happened to be in the State of Cohahuila, at a place 
called Presidio Eio Grande, where I made the acquaintance 

of Dr. Nathan Cleaves I left Presidio and came 

here, where I reside (Guerrero). His intention was to 
locate in this place, in the practice of medicine. After 
waiting three months, and not hearing from him, I 
wrote to Presidio, and yesterday received a letter inform- 
ing me, that he left that place about twenty days after I 
came away, in company with two negroes — Texas run- 
away slaves — who persuaded him not to go with a 
Mexican, but they would show him the road and go with 
him to Loredo. He, being a stranger, and naturally afraid 
of the Mexicans, intrusted his life to them, and they decoyed 
him, six miles from town, and cruelly murdered him, beat- 
ing out his brains with a club. One of the negroes came 
back into town a short time after, boasted of the murder 
and exhibited some of the Doctor's effects. The Alcalde 
caused him to be arrested for the crime which he acknow- 
ledged, and he was taken out the same day and shot by 
the National Guards." 

Cleaves was a close student; amiable in temper; re- 
tiring in manner ; upright in his character. He had no 
enemies among his classmates. 

His medical studies were pursued privately, or with 
resident physicians. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 41 



GEORGE DANFORTH COLONY. 

Physician ; Fitchburg, Worcester Co., Mass. 

Born,— Keene, K H., May 6, 1821. 

Parents, — Josiah and Hannah (Taylor) Colony. 

For more than fifty years, his father was a successful 
manufacturer of woolen fabrics in Keene, and six brothers 
pursue the same business in Keene and vicinity. 

His preparatory course was pursued in Keene, under 
Rev. Breed Batcheller, D. C, 1835, except two terms at 
Meriden, K H. 

Soon after leaving Dartmouth, he commenced the study 
of medicine in Keene under the tuition of Dr. Amos 
Twitchell, D. C, 1802. In the spring of 1844, he attended 
Medical Lectures in Woodstock, Vt. ; in the winters of 
1844-5, and 1845-6, in Philadelphia, receiving his degree 
of M. D., in course, at the University of Pennsylvania, in the 
spring of 1846. In Sept., 1846, after a brief leisure from 
study, he commenced the practice of medicine in Athol, 
Mass., steadily increasing, daring his residence there, in 
professional reputation and in general esteem. 

In 1861, he went to Fitchburg, Mass., where he now 
resides. Professionally and socially his relations are very 
pleasant. He has enough of material wealth. He enjoys 
the confidence of his fellow-citizens in a very high degree. 
His attention has never been diverted from his business by 
the allurements of civil offices which have been tendered 
him ; his greatest ambition being success in the practice of 
medicine. He has succeeded. 

He has been, for a long time, a Fellow and officer of the 
Worcester Forth Medical Society, and has performed his 
fall share of active duty therein in the matter of essays, 
annual addresses and other work. 
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42 Class Memorial. 

He has been an active and judicious friend of education, 
serving many years and preparing sound and able educa- 
tional reports as School Committee, both in Athol and 
Fitch burg. 

He married, in Athol, Mass., May 23, 1849, Harriet 
Newell, daughter of Isaac and Eunice (Backus) Stevens, the 
latter a grand-daughter of Rev. Isaac Backus, D. D., pro- 
minent among the early Baptists of this country. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Mary Anna, born Sept. 24, 1850. 

2. Joseph Backus, " Nov. 1, 1852. 

3. Jennie Frances, " April 20, 1856. 

4. George Alfred, " Feb. 22, 1858. 

5. Harriet Stevens, " Nov. 19, 1859. 

6. Charles Stevens, " Dec, 21, 1865; died Aug. 5, 1866. 
1. Walter Stevens, " Jan., 2, 1868; " " 27,1868. 



PHINEAS COOKE. 

Teacher; Barton, Lowndes Co., Miss. 

Born,— Acworth, K". H., June 14, 1820. 

Parents, — Rev. Phineas Cooke, who was born in Had- 
ley, Mass., and graduated from Williams College, and 
Sophia (Grout) Cooke, of Keene, E\ H. 

George Cooke, D. C, 1832, and Henry Grout Cooke, 
D. C, 1841, are his brothers. 

His earlier years were spent in Acworth and Lebanon, 
N. H., where his father was, for many years, a highly 
esteemed minister of the gospel. He pursued his prepara- 
tory studies at Meriden, N. H. 

After leaving college, he read law, for about a year and 
half, in New York City; but soon relinquished it and 
commenced the business of teaching. He was the first 



Dartmouth, 1843. 43 

Superintendent of the first public schools in Jackson, Miss. ; 
but, as the office proved too laborious for him, he resigned 
it before the expiration of one year. 

He subsequently taught in other places in that state and 
in St. Louis, Mo. 

He was not wanting in ability. He possessed a special 
talent for music, and often engaged in teaching both the 
vocal and instrumental departments of that science. If 
devotion to music, easy good nature, and poor health 
united to impair his intellectual record in college, no mark 
here or elsewhere, that we ever knew, stands against his 
name, for lack of courtesy, kind heartedness, and upright- 
ness. The moral lessons which his noble father taught him 
were well read and practised all his life. 

He died of fever, in relapse, Aug. 18, 1849, in Barton, 
Lowndes Co., Miss. There he was buried; and, during 
the winter following, his grave was marked by a suitable 
monument erected by his brother George. 



TIMOTHY COPP. 

Teacher; Augusta, Richmond Co., Ga. 

Born,— Gilmanton, K H., June 12, 1820. 

Parents, — Josiah and Sarah (Morrill) Copp. 

His preparatory studies were pursued at the academy in 
his native town. 

Soon after graduating, he went to Augusta, Ga., and 
opened a school in Summerville, three miles from that 
city. There he continued until attacked by the disease 
which ended his davs. He gave up his school only seven 
or eight days before his death and went into the city 
among friends, who did for him all that could be done. 
He died March 28, 1845. He was a man of excellent 



44 Class Memorial. 

character, sedate, thoughtful, faithful to his trusts, pro- 
mising to the future. 

His body was interred in the cemetery of Augusta, lot 
No. 144, and a plain white marble stone, erected by friends 
from his native state, mark the place of his long repose. 



WILLIAM DICKINSON. 

Physician ; Oculist ; St. Louis, Mo. 

Born,— Walpole, K H., Sept. 22, 1824. 

Parents, — Rev. Pliny Dickinson, D. C, 1798, pastor of 
Congregational Church in Walpole for 21 years, and Mary 
Brown (Bellows) Dickinson. Edward C, D. C, 1850, is a 
brother. 

He was prepared for college at New Ipswich Academy, 
Eev. Charles Shedd,D. C, 1826, Principal. 

After graduating, he attended a course of Medical Lec- 
tures in Boston, winter of 1843-4. In March, 1844, went 
to Spring Hill, Maury Co., Tenn., as Principal of Union 
Seminary, where he continued three years. After this, he 
taught in Aberdeen, Miss., two years ; and in Jackson, 
Miss., about one year. 

In 1850, he returned to New England ; received the de- 
gree of M. D., from Harvard Medical College, in 1851; 
and commenced the practice of medicine in Taunton, Mass. 

He sailed for Europe, October, 1858, and was absent 
nearly a year. Soon after his return, Oct., 1859, he went 
to St. Louis, where he practised his profession until Sept. 
18, 1861. At this date, he entered the United States Service 
as Surgeon. He was, for eleven months, in charge of the 
General Hospital, 'Benton Barracks, St. Louis. April 4, 
1862, he was commissioned Brigade Surgeon. After spend- 
ing five months with the army, he was detailed to establish 



Dartmouth, 1843. 45 

and conduct the United States Eye and Ear Infirmary in 
St. Louis. This being discontinued at the end of seven 
months, he was ordered to take charge of the United States 
General Hospital at Eolla, Mo. Here he continued until 
assigned to special duty in St. Louis, June 1, 1864. 

Since the close of the war, he has resumed his medical 
practice, at 620 Locust St., St. Louis, making Diseases of 
the Eye his specialty. 

He married, June 2, 1857, Evelina, daughter of Larra 
Crane, Boston, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Mary Crane, born Aug. 11, 1859; died Aug. 26, 1862. 

2. Evelina L., " Dec. 8,1861. 



CALEB ELLIS FARLEY. 

Teacher; Seguin, Gaudaloupe Co., Texas. 

Born, — Claremont, K H., June 18, 1818. 

Parents, — Rev. Stephen Farley, D. C, 1804, and Lucy 
(Saunders) Farley. 

His preparatory studies were pursued at the academies 
in Atkinson, Hampton Falls, and Exeter, ~H. EL His 
college expenses were paid from money given by Hon. 
Caleb Ellis of Claremont, for whom he was named. He 
entered in our Sophomore spring. 

Great pains have been taken to obtain information 
respecting Farley's life since graduating and the circum- 
stances of his death ; but with little success. His father was 
a man of talent and a ready writer ; born in Hollis, !N". H. ; 
in Claremont, 1ST. H., from 1806 to 1818, as pastor of the 
Congregational Church. Afterwards, he became a teacher, 
and taught in Claremont, Atkinson and elsewhere, for 



46 Class Memorial. 

for several years, supplying pulpits on the sabbaths, when 
he was invited. His ten children were born in Claremont ; 
and all, save one, it is supposed, have died, of pulmonary 
disease. Harriet !N". Farley, sister of our classmate, was a 
lady of talent and energy. While an operative in the Lowell 
Mills, £he started and edited, for some years, that unique 
monthly called the Lowell Offering or Factory Operatives' 
Magazine. She married John Donelery of Philadelphia, 
and has not been heard of by her 1ST. E. friends, for many 
years. Rev. Mr. Farley resided, several years, in Amesbury, 
Mass., and died there, at the age of 72, Sept. 26, 1851. 

After leaving college, Farley went to Texas, and taught 
school in several places in that state, — San Antonio, St. 
Marks Springs, near Austin, Corpus Christi, etc. He 
died at Seguin, Gaudaloupe Co., Texas, early in 1853, at 
the house of Mr. Mayo, with whom he boarded. This 
family spared no expense in the care of him during his 
sickness, and paid his funeral charges. His disease was 
consumption. He embraced the Roman Catholic faith, 
the religion of friends who were so kind to him in Texas. 

His classmates will kindly remember Farley. He had 
genius and ambition. In his personal habits he was eccen- 
tric. His views of life were odd. His reading was large ; 
his knowledge varied, but not well assorted. With a good 
memory and fine powers of acquisition and expression, he 
was versatile in knowledge, ready in debate, prolific with 
his pen. His goodness of heart will not be questioned. 
His restless and persistent activity will not be forgotten. 
We regret we do not know more of the thoughts and deeds 
of those last nine or ten years of his struggling life among 
strangers. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 47 



FRANCIS SKINNER FISKE. 

Lawyer; Broker and Banker; Boston, Mass. 

Born —Keene, N. H., Nov. 9, 1825. 

Parents, — Phineas and Isabella Brigham (Redington) 
Fiske. 

Fiske was the youngest member of the Class. 

He fitted for college in Groton, Mass., Rev. Horace 
Herrick, D. C, 18B4, Principal. 

After graduating, he read Law with William P. 
Wheeler, Esq., of Keene, and at the Dane Law School in 
Cambridge, Mass., where he graduated LL. B.,in 1846. 

He settled in the practice of his profession, Nov., 1847, 
in his native town, of which he continued a citizen until 
Dec, 1862, when he became a Broker and Banker in 
Boston, — Office, No. 40, State St. He was an Aid to Gov. 
Colby in 1847 ; and a Representative from Keene in the 
New Hampshire Legislature, 1857, 1858. 

He has traveled much, and met with some adventures. 
In 1849-50, he was in Europe and Asia. He was taken 
prisoner by the Turks in 1850, and ordered to prison ; 
but was liberated by the efforts of the Austrian Consul at 
Broosa. He was taking a trip around the world from 
May 20, 1852 to June 1, 1853, passing eight months on 
land in Central America, California, China, India, Egypt 
and Spain. 

At the commencement of the war, in 1861, he was ap- 
pointed Lieut. Colonel of the 2d Regiment, N. H. Volun- 
teers. After the wounding of Col. Marston at the first 
battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, he was in command of 
his Regiment until Nov. 1861. He then served on Court 
Martial until April, 1862. He next commanded the 26th 
Pennsylvania Regiment until the battle of Williamsburg, 



48 Class Memorial. 

May, 1862. Being disabled by sickness, he was compelled 
to resign in Nov., 1862. 

He published, in 1859, a neat volume, which was pro- 
nounced by the New York Journal of Commerce as the 
best history of past speculations extant, entitled, The 
Mississippi Bubble, a Memoir of John Law, by Adolphe Theirs. 
To which are added, Authentic Accounts of the Darien Expe- 
ditions and the South Sea Scheme : translated and edited by 
Frank S. Fiske. New York, pp. 338. 

He married, Dec. 14, 1858, Anna Farnsworth, daughter 
of Gen. James Wilson, of Keene, 1ST. H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Mary Wilson, born Nov. 15, 1859. 

2. Edith Annie, " Nov. 25, 1860. 

3. Redington, " July 11, 1863. 

4. Robert Francis, " Dec. 19, 1864. 



JAMES FLETCHER. 

Cong. Clergyman; Teacher; Danvers, Essex Co., Mass. 

Born, — Acton, Mass., Sept. 5, 1823. 

Parents, — Dea. John and Clarissa (Jones) Fletcher. 

He pursued his preparatory studies at Leicester, Mass., 
under the instruction of Luther Wright, Esq., and at New 
Ipswich, K H., under Rev. Charles Shedd, D. C, 1826. 
After graduating, he taught a Select School, in Acton, 
Mass., during the autumns of 1843 and 1844. 

He pursued his theological studies in Andover Seminary, 
graduating in 1846. Was licensed by the Andover Asso- 
ciation, April 7, 1846. He preached in Kingston, N. H., 
from Nov., 1846, to Feb., 1848, when he returned to 
Andover as Resident Licentiate. June 20, 1849, he was 



Dartmouth, 1843. 49 

ordained and settled as pastor of the Third Congregational 
Church in Danvers, Mass. Here he remained fifteen years, 
until his dismission in June, 1864. 

After remaining a few months at his father's, teaching 
a Select School in Acton, and preaching as opportunity 
occurred, in vacant pulpits, he returned to Danvers, as 
Principal of the Holten High School, in April, 1866. 

In spring of 1863, he spent a few months as delegate of 
the U. S. Christian Commission. For fifteen successive 
years, he was a member of the School Committee of 
Danvers. 

He married, in Andover, Mass., Oct. 10, 1849, Lydia 
Maria, daughter of Rev. Henry Woodward, D. C, 1815, 
Missionary to Ceylon, granddaughter of Prof. Bezaleel 
Woodward, of Dartmouth College, and adopted daughter 
of Hon. Samuel Fletcher, D. C, 1810, late of Concord, 
K H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Mary Wheelock, born Feb. 6, 1851. 

2. James, " Jan. 18, 1853; died Dec. 10, 1858. 

3. Henry Woodward, <•' Sept. 22, 1855 ; " Dec. 31, 1858. 



THOMAS WILLIAM FREELON. 

Attorney at Law ; Trader ; San Francisco, Cal. 

Born,— Norwich, Vt, Aug. 6,1823. 

Parents, — Capt. Thomas W. Freelon, of the United 
States Navy, and Lydia P. (Emerson) Freelon. 

He prepared for college at Meriden, N. H., under the 
tuition of C. S. Richards, LL. D. 

Immediately after leaving college, he read law in Detroit, 
Mich., and, subsequently, inNiles, Mich., in which place he 

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50 Class Memorial. 

remained about three years, practising law and editing the 
Niks Inquirer. 

At the breaking out of the war with Mexico in 1847, he 
was commissioned First Lieutenant in the 15th Regiment 
Mich. Vols., and entered the service; marched from Vera 
Cruz to Puebla and the city of Mexico, in Gen. Pillow's 
Division of the Army; was at the storming of Chepul- 
tepec, and entered the capital with the victorious army. 
Was promoted to a Captaincy and breveted for bravery at 
Chepultepec. ' 

After his return from Mexico, he was Professor of 
English Literature and Modern Languages in Norwich 
University, in 1848-9. While connected with this institu- 
tion about six months, he delivered several Lectures upon 
Mexico, which were well received. 

In the spring of 1849, he joined a company bound for 
California. On reaching San Francisco, he engaged un- 
successfully in the mercantile business. He then resumed 
the practice of law. Was elected Judge of the County 
of San Francisco in 1854, and held the office one 
term of five years. His official course was much con- 
demned by the " law and order" party ; but he had strong 
friends. He visited New England in 1859. On his return 
to California, he again engaged in the practice of law. 

He has, at times, engaged in mining and speculating, 
with varying success. He has not been heard from directly 
for several years. Supposed to be in San Francisco in 
either law or mercantile pursuits. 

He was married, February, 1864, in Gold City, Nevada, 
to Louisa, daughter of Col. J. Newton Partridge, of Dayton, 
Ohio. 

CHILDREN. 
1. Daughter, born Feb. 1865; died 1865. 



Dartmouth, 1813. 51 



EDWARD FREEMAN. 

Lawyer; Farmer; Plainfield, Sullivan Co., N. H. 

Born,— Plainfield, N. H., June 3, 1823. 

Parents, — Edward and Elizabeth (Duncan) Freeman. 

Peyton Randolph Freeman, D. C, 1796, and Hon. Asa 
Freeman, D. C, 1810, are his uncles. Hon. Jonathan 
Freeman, his grandfather, was a member of the Committee 
of Safety, and filled many other important trusts in the 
revolutionary and subsequent history of the state. 

His preparatory course for college was pursued at Kimball 
Union Academy, Meriden, N. H. He was admitted, upon 
examination, in the class of 1842; but first entered upon his 
college course with our class.- 

After leaving college, he read law with P. C. Freeman, 
Esq., of Claremont, N. H., and was admitted to the bar in 
Cheshire Co., N. H., Oct., 1846. He commenced practice 
in Mario w, N. H., but soon relinquished the law for the 
farm. He has held the office of County Commissioner for 
Sullivan Co., and several town offices. 

He is now a much esteemed, well-to-do farmer, on the 
homestead in Plainfield, doing, also, some fire insurance 
business. 



SAMUEL HUNTINGTON" FREEMAN. 

Physician ; Albany, N. Y. 

Born,— Hanover, N. H., August 24, 1821. 

Parents, — Jonathan Freeman, Esq., a prominent citizen 
and, for several years, postmaster of Hanover, and Mary 
(Whitehouse) Freeman, a woman of rare excellence. 



52 Class Memorial. 

Francis A., D. C, 1841, and Edward, D. C, 1843, are 
his cousins. 

He was fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy, 
Meriden, K H. 

Immediately after he graduated, he began the study of 
medicine under the tuition of Dr. Dixi Crosby, and 
attended a course of lectures at the Dartmouth Medical 
Institution. 

The following summer, he became a student of his uncle, 
Dr. Samuel Freeman, D. C, 1813, a physician of eminence 
at Saratoga Springs, where he remained until winter, when 
he went to Albany, 1ST. Y., and entered the office of Dr. J. 
H. Armsby, Professor in the Medical College, where he 
continued to pursue his professional studies, and graduated 
at the Albany Medical College, in 1846. Soon afterwards, 
he became associated with his former preceptor, Dr. 
Armsby, as partner in professional business, and so con- 
tinued for twelve years. He has, since, been alone in 
practice. 

He has been an active member of the Albany County 
Medical Society, and has contributed several monographs on 
various subjects of professional interest. He was twice 
elected President of this Society. His address on Human 
Longevity and Hygiene was published, in the Transactions of 
the State Medical Society, to which he was elected a per- 
manent member in 1862. He is a Curator of the Albany 
Medical College. 

He married, May 20, 1851, Sarah Elizabeth, daughter 
of the Hon. Gideon Hawley, of Albany, N. Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Margaret Hawley, born April 6, 1853. 

2. Anna Hawley, " Aug. 9, 1854; died July 22, 1868. 

3. Mary Whitehouse, " Sep. 21, 1859. 

4. Jonathan Whitehouse, " June 23, 1866; " Jan. 13, 1868. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 53 



LEONARD FRENCH. 

Physician; Manchester, N. H. 

Born,— Bedford, N. H., November 11, 1817. 

Parents, — Leonard C. and Nancy (Hutchinson) French. 
His sister, Susan J., was wife of David J. Clark, Esq., 
D. C, 1836, Manchester, N. H. 

He fitted for college in Gilmanton Academy, N. H., 
Rev. E. N. Hidden, Principal. 

After graduating, taught a Select School in Bedford for 
three months ; also, the Academy at Piscataquog Village, 
now in Manchester, N. H., for four months. 

He studied medicine with Drs. Josiah and Thomas R. 
Crosby, D. C, 1841, at Manchester, N. H. ; attended the 
Medical Lectures at Dartmouth, and graduated there in 
1846. During the year 1846, he practised medicine in his 
native town. April 1, 1847, he entered into partnership 
with Dr. Alfred Hitchcock, in Ashby, Mass., where he re- 
mained three years ; then went to Fitchburg, Mass. At the 
end of three months, he returned to Ashby, where he con- 
tinued professional business until November 1, 1861. At 
this date, he returned to Manchester, N. H. He has been 
one of the Counselors of the Massachusetts Medical Society; 
is successful in his profession and highly respected in com- 
munity. In 1866 and 1867, he held the appointment of 
City Physician for Manchester. 

May 28, 1846, he married Sarah M., daughter of Henry 
Melville, Esq., of Nelson, N. H. She died Sept. 11, 1849. 
He married Ann Maria Melville, sister of his first wife, 
Oct. 24, 1850. She died Jan. 5, 1866. 

He was married June 25, 1867, in Wilmington, Mass., 
to Mrs. Mary Davis Moor, daughter of Dr. John Ramsey 



54 Class Memorial. 

of Greenfield, N*. H., and widow of George W. Moor, 
M. D., D. C, 1841, of Amherst, ST. H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Leonard Melville, born July 26, 1849. 

2. Henry Minot, " April 1,1853. 



DANIEL LITTLE FURBER. 

Pastor of First Congregational Church ; Newton Center, 
Middlesex Co., Mass. 

Born,— Sandwich, K H., Oct. 14, 1820. 

Parents, — Jeremiah and Mrs. Eliza (Nichols) Little 
Furber. 

His studies preparatory to entering college, were pur- 
sued in Sandwich, N. H., and at Fryeburg Academy, Me., 
and Portland, Me. 

Being of such as handle the harp and organ, he was 
the leading musician of the class and President of the 
Handel Society, while in college; and organist of John St. 
Church in Lowell, Mass., while he was in the Theological 
Seminary. 

He pursued his professional studies at Andover Theolo- 
gical Seminary, graduating in 1846, and remained there 
one year as Resident Licentiate. 

He was ordained Dec. 1, 1847, and settled as pastor of 
the First Congregational Church in Newton Center, Mass., 
which place he still occupies. He was absent from his 
parish about sixteen months in 1848 and 1849, by reason 
of ill health. In 1865, he spent several weeks in the United 
States Army, in the service of the Christian Commission. 

As pastor, he devotes himself faithfully and prudently 
to his work. As a preacher, he is clear, direct and in- 



Dartmouth, 1843. 55 

structive. Among his brethren, he is held in honor for 
piety, learning and good counsel. 

He is a member of the Board of Publication of the Massa- 
chusetts Sabbath School Society; and joint author with 
Rev. Profs. A. Phelps and E. A. Park, of a treatise entitled 
Hymns and Choirs. 

Sept. 13, 1850, he married, at South Danvers, Mass., 
Mrs. Maria (Brigham) Peabody, daughter of Lincoln Brig- 
ham, Esq., of Cambridge, Mass., sister of Hon. Lincoln E. 
Brigham, D. C, 1842, and widow of the late Eev. David 
Peabody, D. C, 1828, Professor of Rhetoric in Dartmouth 
College, 1838-9. 



EZRA WHITE GALE. 

Teacher; Insurance Agent; Kingston, Rockingham Co., 
N.H. 

Born,— South Hampton, K H., May 9, 1824. 

Parents, — Ezra Bartlett Gale, M. D., and Ruth (White) 
Gale. 

His parents moved to Kingston, "N. H. In the academy 
there he began his preparatory studies, which were com- 
pleted at Philips Exeter Academy, N. H. 

After graduation, he had charge of the Barnard High 
School in South Hampton, 1ST. H., three years ; of a school 
at Salisbury Mills, Mass., one year ; and of one in Ipswich, 
Mass., another year. Impaired health induced him to 
travel a year as Eire Insurance Agent, in New Hampshire 
and Vermont. 

In 1850, he taught a public school in New London, 
Conn., and read law with J. R. Merriam, Esq. Subse- 
quently, he taught as Principal of Derby Academy, Hing- 
ham, Mass., and of a Grammar School, Maiden, Mass. 
He was, next, engaged in the book business in Providence, 



56 Class Memorial. 

E. I., for three years. Still later, he resided in Pittsburg, 
Pa., and, for four years, was a teacher in Erie, Pa. He is 
now said to be engaged in agencies, and residing in 
Kingston, N. H. In the winter of 1865, he entered the 
military service of the United States, and remained till he 
was discharged at the close of the war. 



DANIEL WHEELWRIGHT GOOCH. 

Counselor at Law ; 18 Pemberton Square, Boston, Mass. 

Born,— Wells, Me., January 8, 1820. 

Parents, — John and Olive (Winn) Gooch. 

He fitted for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, 
Mass., and entered the Sophomore Class, August, 1840. 

After graduation, he read law with Hon. Wm. A. Hayes 
at South Berwick, Me., and with Hon. Samuel Wells at 
Portland, Me. 

He was admitted to the bar of Suffolk Co., Mass., in 
1846, and commenced the practice of law in Boston. His 
residence, since his marriage, in 1848, has been in Melrose, 
Mass. 

He represented the town of Melrose in the Massachusetts 
Legislature, in 1852. Was a member of the Massachusetts 
Convention called to revise the Constitution of the State, 
in 1853. 

In January, 1858, he was elected Representative in Con- 
gress from the Sixth Congressional District of Massa- 
chusetts, and served through both sessions of the 35th 
Congress, with the exception of the first thirty days of the 
first session. He, also, represented the same District, by 
reelections, through the 36th, 37th, and the 38th Congresses. 
Was elected to the 39th Congress, but resigned in Sep- 
tember, 1865. These five successive elections by the same 



Dartmouth, 1843. 57 

intelligent constituency, tell best how he fulfilled his 
trusts. "While in Congress, he was a member of the Com- 
mittee on Territories, also, of Committee on Foreign 
AiFairs and other important Committees. 

In December, 1861, he was appointed Chairman, on the 
part of the House, of the Joint Special Committee on the 
Conduct of the War, and served on the same through 
the 37th and the 38th Congresses. He took an active and 
prominent part in the investigations and reports made by 
that Committee, and since published by order of Congress. 
His speeches in Congress and to the people at home always 
commanded attention for their good sense, political sagacity 
and elevated patriotism. 

In August, 1865, be was appointed Naval Officer for the 
Pprt of Boston, and was removed in August, 1866, because 
he would not sanction the policy of President Johnson. 
He immediately resumed the practice of law in the city of 
Boston. 

He married, Oct. 28, 1848, Hannah, daughter of Capt. 
John S. Pope, of Wells, Me. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Hannah Pope, born December, 1855; died Dec., 1855. 

2. William Wallace, " Sept. 8, 1857. 



JOSHUA JAMES GUPPEY. 

Attorney at Law; Portage City, Columbia Co., Wis. 

Born,— Dover, K H., Aug. 27, 1820. 

Parents, — John and Hannah (Dame) Guppey. 

He pursued the studies preparatory to college in his 
native city, under the instruction of Revs. Newton E., D. 
C, 1834, and Burton 0. Marble, D. C, 1838. 
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58 Class Memorial. 

After leaving college, he studied law in Dover, with 
Winthrop A. Marston, Esq., and was admitted to the 
Stratford Co. Bar, April, 1846. In September, 1846, he 
settled in Columbus, Columbia Co., Wis., in the practice 
of law. Here he remained until 1851, when he removed 
to Portage City, in said county, which is still his home. 
He has a fine homestead of fifty acres on Silver Lake, 
and has accumulated a fair amount of property. 

He has four times been elected Judge of the County 
Court of Columbia Co., terms of four years each, com- 
mencing, respectively, Jan. 1, 1850, 1854, 1866 and 1870. 
From April, 1858, to Sept. 1861, he was a very popular 
Superintendent of Schools for Portage City; was again 
elected to that office in 1866, and has held it, under annual 
elections, from that date till the present time. In 1862, he 
was a candidate for the 38th United States Congress, in 
the 2d Wisconsin Congressional District, and was defeated 
by only 2,000 votes, when his political opponents had a 
majority of 7,000. 

Sept. 13, 1861, he was commissioned Lieut. Col. of the 
10th Regiment Wisconsin Vols., and served under Gen. 
O. M. Mitchell, in all his campaigns of 1861 and 1862 in 
Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. 

July 17, 1862, he was promoted to Colonel of the 23d 
Regiment Wisconsin Vols., and was with it, in actual com- 
mand, in the first assault on Vicksburg, Dec, 1862, under 
Gen. Sherman ; also, in the assault and capture of Post 
Arkansas, Jan. 11, 1863 ; and at the battles of Grand Gulf, 
Port Gibson, Champion Hills, and Black River Bridge. 
In all these battles, his Regiment behaved with marked 
bravery, and the official report of the capture of Post 
Arkansas states, that a part of the rebel right was " driven 
in by a charge of the 23d Wisconsin, Col. Guppey." 

Col. Guppey was, also, in command of his regiment in 
the assault at Vicksburg in May, 1863, and in the siege 



Dartmouth, 1843. 59 



operations resulting in the capture of that stronghold, 
July 4, 1863. After this capture, his regiment, with the 
13th Army Corps to which it belonged, was transferred to 
the Department of the Gulf. 

On ]Nov. 3, 1863, the 4th Division, in command of Gen. 
Burbridge, was attacked by an overwhelming force of 
rebels at Carion Crow or Bayou Borbeau, near Opelousas, 
La., and the battle of Grand Coteau was fought. In this 
battle, the 23rd Wisconsin, Col. Guppey, was held in re- 
serve. When it came its turn to take the brunt of the 
battle, says the Cincinnati Commercial, " this excellent regi- 
ment, animated by its brave Colonel, held the enemy in 
check for a short time, delivering its fire with deadly effect. 
* * * Here Col. G., was wounded (just below the knee 
of the left leg), and subsequently taken prisoner. The 
man who shot him was not thirty feet from him at the time. 
But the 23d, too, had to give way. The odds were too 
great for human effort to overcome. * * * The Colonel 
commanded his men for some time after he was shot." 
Mr. Greeley, in his American Conflict, when describing 
this battle, says : " Our right, thus suddenly assailed in 
great force and with intense fury, was broken, and was 
saved from utter destruction by the devoted bravery of the 
23d Wisconsin and the efficient service of Mms battery." 
Col. G.-, was treated kindly while a prisoner, and was ex- 
changed in Jan., 1864. He was, soon after, detailed by 
Gen. Banks as President of a Military Commission for the 
examination of officers in the 13th Army Corps. 

In the summer of 1864, Col. Guppey was assigned to the 
command of a brigade, and was in active service till the 
close of the war, all the way from Mobile Bay, Ala., to 
Paducah, Ky. ; and was Post Commander at the latter place 
when the war ended. On the 15th of June, 1865, Col. 
Guppey was commissioned Brigadier General of Volunteers 
by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services during the 



60 Class Memorial. 

war. His regiment was mustered out of service July 4, 
1865, and had an enthusiastic reception on reaching 
Madison, Wis., July 16th. 

Gen. Guppey's military record is a clean one, and such 
as his classmates, who remember him in college as Captain 
of the Dartmouth Phalanx, would expect him to make. 
He has returned to his home, and is discharging his duties as 
County Judge of Columbia County, and School Superinten- 
dent of the city of Portage. His last election to both of 
these offices took place on the 6th of April, 1869, and was 
without opposition. 



JOHN COTTON HASKELL. 

Teacher; Asbby, Middlesex Co., Mass. 

Born, — Leominster, Mass., Aug. 24, 1823. 

Parents, — Abraham Haskell, M. D., graduate of Har- 
vard, and Hannah (Cotton) Haskell, of Plymouth, Mass. 

On his mother's side, he was descended from Rev. John 
Cotton, the first minister of Boston, in honor of whom he 
was named. His father resided and practised medicine in 
Ash by after 1815, with the exception of a few years in 
Leominster. 

His preparatory course for college was pursued chiefly 
under the tuition of his father. 

He spent the autumn of 1843, teaching a Select School in 
Littleton, Mass. Immediately upon the close of his school, 
be accompanied his brother, Dr. Abraham S. Haskell, to 
Hillsborough, Montgomery Co., 111., wbere he taught from 
Dec, 1843 to April, 1845. The climate of that state did 
not agree with him. It developed an inherent disease 
which had long been hidden. In May, 1845, after a weari- 
some journey by land and lake, he reached his father's 



Dartmouth, 1843. 61 

residence in Ashby, extremely debilitated. With diseased 
spine, painful abscesses, and tuberculous lungs, his physical 
sufferings were very severe, confining him, for nearly ten 
months, to care and medicine and an invalid's room. He 
died, March 30, 1846, and was buried in Ashby. 

In college, Haskell ranked among the best scholars. 
He acquired readily and was always prepared at recitation. 
His mind was clear, ready, vigorous and well balanced. 
His character was noble. In it were blended steadfast 
adherence to truth, generosity, charity, unbending upright- 
ness and obliging courtesy. So young, so hopeful, and so 
promising, as he was, it is interesting to know how he bore 
his last trial. In a letter to the Secretary, dated three 
months before his death, he says, " Thank God, the thought 
of death does not inspire me with the terror it once did. 
There is, to be sure, a shrinking back of the soul, a dread 
of taking the final step which can never be retraced. But 
still, I think I can say, I fear not to die. God be praised 
that he has not called me before I was able so to feel." 
Again he says, referring to his agonizing pains, "Yet I 
enjoy a good deal." And again, speaking of the solicitude 
so common to educated young men, to be well settled in 
life's business : " But I shall soon be settled where there 
shall be no solicitude." A few weeks before his decease, he 
openly professed his faith in the Saviour, surrounded by a 
group of friends assembled in his sick room. " Sustained 
and soothed by an unfaltering trust," he approached his 
grave as one lies down to pleasant dreams. It was a blessed 
sleep. 

That man lives greatly, 
Whate'er his fate or fame, who greatly dies. 



62 Class Memorial. 



GEORGE BENJAMIN HEMMENWAY. 

Teacher; Goodalls, Hanover Co., Va. 

Born, — Lancaster, N. H., April 5, 1822. 

Parents, — Solomon and Clarissa (Willard) Hemmenway. 
Joel Willard Hemmenway, D. C, 1842, is an elder 
brother. 

His studies preparatory to admission to college were 
pursued at Newbury Seminary, Yt. 

His rank among his classmates, for scholarship and 
general intelligence, was very respectable. While he was 
at college, his progress was embarrassed by feeble health. 

During his senior year, was absent much on this account. 
Consumption succeeded a severe typhoid fever. He went 
South in the autumn of 1842, in the hope of checking this 
disease. There he engaged in teaching until the next 
spring, when he returned to his class. His state of health 
still forbade study. The summer and part of the autumn of 
1843, were spent at his home and elsewhere in trying to 
regain health. He was a man of large hopes ; eager for 
the race of life ; ambitious to outrun. It was very hard 
for him to give up and believe that he must die. He 
clung to life; he struggled hard to battle the destroyer. 

Late in the fall of 1843, he returned to Hanover Co., 
Va., and attempted to teach again. But his strength 
rapidly failed, and he died at the house of Mr. Sneed, at 
Goodalls, Hanover Co., Va., Feb. 24, 1844. B. F. 
Whidden, D. C, 1840, was with him at the time of his 
death. 

He was buried near the ground on which was since 
fought the battle of Hanover Court House. No stone 
marked the spot. It is now, no doubt, leveled by the tread 
of two armies. " Life's fitful fever " no more ! 



Dartmouth, 1843. 63 



EDWIN RUTHVEN HODGMAN. 

Cong. Clergyman; Westford, Middlesex Co., Mass. 

Born,— Camden, Me., Oct. 21, 1819. 

Parents, — Buckley and Betsey (Pratt) Hodgman. 

He fitted for college at Bangor Classical Institute : 
entered Amherst College in the autumn of 1839 ; and the 
Sophomore class at Dartmouth, May, 1841. 

After graduating, he entered Andover Theological 
Seminary, where, with the exception of five months in the 
Union Theological Seminary, New York City, his course 
of study was pursued, and where he graduated, 1846. 

In the autumn of 1846, he commenced preaching in 
North Belfast, Me. Here and in Shirley and Erving, 
Mass., Mason, N. H., and other places, he continued 
preaching, declining regular settlement, until Dec. 10, 1848. 
From this date until Feh. 22, 1850, he was acting pastor 
of the Congregational Church in Orfordville, N. H. "Was 
ordained to the "Ministry at Large," in Orford, N. H., 
May 17, 1849. After leaving Orford, he preached in 
various places until Jan. 19, 1851, when he became acting 
pastor over the Evangelical Congregational Church in 
Lunenberg, Mass. ; was installed pastor, Feb. 18, 1852 ; 
dismissed, March 26, 1855. After laboring as Agent of the 
Congregational Board of Publication until Oct. 28, 1855, 
he began to preach to the Evangelical Congregational 
Church at Lynnfield Center, Mass. ; was installed pastor, 
Jan. 9, 1856; dismissed, Nov. 30, 1858. 

From June 26, 1859 to July 3, 1864, he was acting pastor 
of the Congregational Church in Westford, Mass. Con- 
tinuing still to reside in Westford, he supplied vacant 
pulpits in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and worked 
with his own hands on the farm until Jan., 1869, when he 



64 Class Memorial. 

commenced labor as agent for the Home for Destitute 
Children, Burlington, Vt., traveling, lecturing and collect- 
ing funds for this Institution through the state. 

He is a good sermonizer and a faithful minister. 

He has been, for some years, the Secretary or the 
President of the Middlesex Union Conference of Churches ; 
and Scribe of the Middlesex Union Association of Ministers. 

Has been Delegate to the General Association of Con- 
gregational Ministers of Massachusetts. 

He has published in pamphlet form, Sketch of the Revival 
in Camden, Me., 1855; Sermon on the State of the Country, 
1854 ; and fi.ve Annual Reports of Middlesex Union 
Conference of churches. In Aug., 1857, he was elected a 
Resident Member of the New England Historic-Genea- 
logical Society. 

Sept. 17, 1846, he married Martha, daughter of Rev. 
Ebenezer Hill, of Mason, !N". H. She died in Lunenburg, 
Mass., May 2, 1854. 

His second marriage was, Jan. 15, 1856, to Abbie 
Pollard, daughter of Clark Simonds, of Lunenburg, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Edwin Ruthven Hill, born Oct. 17, 1847. 

2. James Fletcher, " Jan. 30, 1850 j died Feb. 6, 1850. 

3. Harriett Mehitable, " Dec. 8, 1851. 

4. Martha Hill, " April 24, 1854; » May, 26, 1854. 

5. Albert Clark, " March 27, 1857; " April 17, 1858. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 65 



JOHN EDWARD BULLARD JEWETT. 

Cong. Clergyman; Teacher; Pepperell, Middlesex Co., 
Mass. 

Born, — Pepperell, Mass., Dec. 9, 1821. 

Parents, — Dea. Henry and Rebecca (Blood) Jewett. 

His preparation for college was made at Pepperell 
Academy, under the instruction of Rev. E. D. Eidridge 
and Rev. Geo. Cooke, D. C, 1832. 

After graduating, he taught a Select School in the 
autumn of 1843, in Royalston, Mass. ; afterwards, he taught 
in the Academies in Wakefield and East Jaffrey, 1ST. H., and 
in Pepperell, Falmouth, and Abington, Mass., two or three 
terms each. He was, six months, Principal of Rankin Insti- 
tute, Decker town, N. J. 

He spent three years at Andover Theological Seminary, 
graduating in 1849. 

Sept. 25, 1850, he was ordained pastor of the Congrega- 
tional Church in East Jaffrey, !N". H., having begun to 
preach there in the January previous. Was dismissed 
from his pastorate in 1852, but continued to reside in E. 
Jaffrey until Oct. 1859, engaging in agriculture, and 
preaching frequently on the sabbath. His health has for- 
bidden constant preaching or parish charge. In 1859, 
he removed to Pepperell, Mass. 

He has frequently employed his pen in writing for the 
Congregationalist and other periodicals. He has written many 
poems, some of which he has read with acceptance to the 
public, and some he has published. 

He has held the offices of School Committee and Town 
Treasurer in Jaffrey, and Town Assessor and School 
Superintendent in Pepperell. 

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66 Class Memorial. 

Id the spring of 1867, he became Principal of Pcpperell 
High School ; in 1868, of Shrewsbury High School. 

He married, Jan. 10, 1851, Sophronia, daughter of Maj. 
Supply Wilson, of New Ipswich, N. H. She died July 23, 
1852. 

Jan. 10, 1851, he married Frances Hunt, daughter of 
Harvey Lacy, of E. Jaffrey, N. H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Mary Minot, bom March 15, 1857. 

2. Martha Frances, " Jan. 27, 1859 ; died Dec. 9, 1860. 

3. Ella Frances, " July 4, 1862. 



EDWARD ADDISON LAWRENCE. 

Teacher; Book Publisher; New York, N. Y. 

Born,— GrotoD, Mass., Feb. 25, 1823. 

Parents, — Dea. Curtis Lawrence, a veteran schoolmaster, 
who, for nearly thirty winters, pursued this vocation, and 
Lucy (Merriam) Lawrence, of Mason, N. H. 

His sister, Lucy Maria, a graduate of Rutgers Female 
Institute, New York City, married Rev. William Wood, 
D. C, 1842, missionary at Satara, India. 

He prepared for college in Groton Academy, under the 
tuition of Rev. Horace Herrick, D. C, 1834. 

During the first year after leaving Dartmouth, he filled 
temporary engagements in teaching; and, in the autumn of 
1844, became Principal of the Academy in New Ipswich, 
N. H., where he remained till 1851. In these years he 
also aided, as Teacher and Lecturer, in the conduct of 
successive sessions of the County Teachers' Institute. 
Subsequently, he was in charge of the Graded and High 
Schools in Naugatuck, Ct., and in Stamford, Ct, till the 



Dartmouth, 1843. 67 

winter of 1854-5, when, from prostration of health, he 
resigned the latter position. In the spring of 1856, he 
took charge of the Luzerne Institute, "Wyoming, Penn. 
In Jan., 1859, he became Principal of the High School in 
Scranton, Penn., and Superintendent of the Schools of that 
borough. He was intimately associated with the educational 
progress of Luzerne County, during the years of his resi- 
dence in Pennsylvania. 

In August, 1862, he became Principal of a Grammar 
School in Brooklyn, N. Y. This position he resigned 
in the summer of 1865, to open, in the same city, a 
private school — The Academic and Collegiate School 
for Boys, — which was a marked success till he left it in the 
following spring, from declining health. 

Soon afterwards, he became connected with a Book Pub- 
lishing House in New York City, No. 4 Bond Street, of 
which he is a member and a director, continuing to reside 
in Brooklyn till April, 1869, when he changed his residence 
to Orange, N. J. 

As Sabbath School Teacher and Superintendent, he has 
done much service. As an educator, his standard has 
been high, his devotion constant, his influence wide and 
excellent. He has been accustomed to give lectures before 
Lyceums and Educational Associations, and has frequently 
furnished for the press articles on educational topics. He 
was associate editor of the Connecticut Common School 
Journal, in 1854. 

July 26, 1850, he married Joanna Pond, daughter of 
Stephen Thayer, Esq., of New Ipswich, N. H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Lucy Maria, born Dec. 10, 1851. 

2. Lauretta Frances, " March 24, 1854. 



68 Class Memorial. 



EDWARD STEPHEN" LEAVITT. 

Lawyer; Insurance Agent; Rochester, Winona Co., 
Minn. 

Born,— Gilford, K EL, Oct. 16, 1815. 

Parents, — Miles and Sarah (Brown) Leavitt. 

He prepared for college at Gilmanton Academy, under 
Rev. E. K Hidden, D. C, 1836. 

He read law with Hon. John P. Robinson, Lowell, Mass. ; 
was admitted to the Middlesex Co. Bar in 1846, and 
practised in Lowell, until April, 1849, when he went to 
California ; dug gold for several months ; built a river 
steamboat in San Francisco; and traveled in Central 
America and Mexico. He resided in Oregon from 1851 
to 1854, and was elected Justice in Clackamas County. 

He was teaching and practising law in Rockford, 111., 
in 1854, 1855. He removed to Rochester, Winona Co., 
Minn., in 1856, where he practised Civil Engineering until 
1864, and is now agent for Life Insurance, still residing in 
Rochester. 

He married Mary Jane, daughter of Rev. James Fernald, 
of Saco, Maine, April 14, 1855. 

CHILDREN. 
1. Adelaide Maria, born Oct. 24, 1858. 



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DANIEL LITTLEFIELD, 

Teacher; New Castle, Westchester Co.,N. Y. 

Born,— Grantham, N. H., Aug. 21, 1815. 

Parents, — Dea. Seth, of Croydon, N. H., and Sarah 
(Crane) Littlefield. 

His preparatory studies were pursued at Meriden, N. H. 

After graduating, he taught two years in East Bridge- 
water, Mass. From Jan., 1845 to April, 1856, he kept a 
Private School for Boys and Girls in New York City, at 
192 East Broadway. 

In the spring of 1856, he became one of the Principals 
of Mount Kisco Educational Institute, a Boarding School 
for Boys at New Castle, Westchester Co., N. Y., about 
forty miles from New York City. 

The buildings for this school were erected under his own 
supervision ; and to this work he devoted all his pecuniary 
resources and all the leisure he could command for more 
than two years. 

He died at Mount Kisco, soon after the completion of his 
plans, Sept. 9, 1856, after an illness of only one week, of 
congestion of the liver. He was buried in Grantham, 
N.H. 

Littlefield will be remembered by his classmates as a 
man of business industry and tact ; dignified and courteous 
manners; and strictly correct moral habits. We have rea- 
to believe that he was an apt teacher, and a successful dis- 
ciplinarian ; and that he led a useful life as an educator and 
a Christian. 

He was a member of the Broome St. Presbyterian 
Church, New York City, and was ordained one of its 
Elders, January, 1854. 



70 Class Memorial. 

He married Abigail, daughter of Joseph E. Reed, of East 
Bridgewater, Mass., Jan. 26, 1845. 

His widow and children reside in Boston, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Seth Henry, born Feb. 4, 1847. 

2. Charles Lockerby, " Feb. 16, 1849; died Sept. 9, 1850. 

3. Sarah Crane, " Sept. 11, 1852. 



AMASA CONVERSE LORD. 

Cong. Clergyman; Farmer; Somonauk, De Kalb Co., 
111. 

Born,— Norwich, Vt., Dec. 4, 1816. 

Parents, — Asa and Ruth (Howe) Lord. 

He fitted for college at Thetford Academy, Vt. Entered 
Lane Theological Seminary, Walnut Hills, Ohio, in the 
autumn of 1843, and graduated June 10, 1846. Began, 
same month, to preach as missionary of the American 
Home Missionary Society, in Cole Co., 111., and continued 
there during the summer. Oct. 1, went to Troy Grove, 
111., and preached one year. Health failing, he spent ten 
months recruiting in Vermont. 

Returning, he preached in Sharon, Whiteside Co., 111., 
from Oct. 1, 1848 to May 1, 1850 ; then, one year at 
Freedom, La Salle Co., 111.; and two and a half years at 
Victor, De Kalb Co., 111. 

Feeble health compelling him to relinquish the stated 
ministry, he bought a large prairie farm in 1851, in So- 
monauk, where he now resides, sixty miles south-west 
from Chicago, on the Burlington and Quincy Rail Road. 
He has successfully cultivated his farm, and is enjoying 
health and prosperity. 



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Nov. 8, 1848, he married Sarah Leonard, daughter of 
Eev. Nahum Gould, a pioneer Western Missionary, from 
Warwick, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Edward Nahum, born Sept. 27, 1849. 

2. William Wilberforce, " July 3, 1854. 

3. Mary Elizabeth, " Dec. 25, 1860. 

4. Abigail, " March 22, 1863 ; died Aug. 16, 1863. 

5. Henry, " Sept. 27, 1864; " in infancy. 

6. Theodore, " July 9, 1866. 



SAMUEL AUGUSTUS LORD. 

Physician; South Danvers (now Peabody), Essex Co., 
Mass. 

Born,— Amherst, N. H., Feb. 13,1822. 

Parents, — Rev. President Nathan and Elizabeth King 
(Leland) Lord. 

John King, D. C, 1836; Joseph Leland, D. C, 1839; 
Frederick R., D. C, 1842; William H., and Henry C, 
D. C, 1843; Nathan, D. C, 1851; and Francis B., D. C, 
1856, are his brothers. 

He pursued his preparatory studies in Hanover, N. H. 
After his graduation, he studied medicine with the Dart- 
mouth Medical Faculty, and received his degree of M. D. 
from Dartmouth Medical College, in 1847. 

He settled as a physician in South Danvers, Mass., where 
he continued until his death. He was a member of the 
School Committee of Danvers, seven years; and a Justice 
of the Peace, ten years. 

He died suddenly, of congestion, in South Danvers, Oct. 
29, 1862, and was buried, Oct. 31st, in Harmony Grove 
Cemetery. 



72 Class Memorial. 

In college, he was correct in his habits; interested, active 
and prudent in our class affairs ; enjoying the good-will of 
his classmates. He was naturally all that is good and 
noble as a man; and had acquired much skill in his pro- 
fession. The latter part of his life was one of much 
physical suffering ; its close not only sudden but sad and 
deeply lamented. 

He married, Nov. 2, 1854, Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of 
Hon. Robert S. Daniels, of South Danvers, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Lydia Abbott, born Oct. 7, 1855. 

2. Herbert Leland, " Mar. 25, 1858; died Dec. 21, 1858. 

3. Alice Maria, " May 4, 1860. 



WILLIAM HAYES LORD. 

Pastor of 1st Congregational Church; Montpelier, Vt. 

Born, — Amherst, N. H., March 11, 1824. 

Parents, — Rev. Nathan Lord, D.D., late president of 
Dartmouth College, and Elizabeth King (Leland) Lord. 

His preparation for college was at Moor's Charity 
School, Hanover, K H., Clark S. Brown, D. C, 1838, 
Principal. 

In the autumn of 1843, he commenced the study of 
theology at Andover, and graduated in 1846. He was 
licensed to preach by the Andover Association, April 7, 
1846. Began to preach to the Congregational Church in 
Montpelier, Vt., Jan. 1, 1847, and was ordained its pastor, 
Sept. 20, 1847. Here he has had an active and useful 
ministry of twenty-two years, and here he still devotedly 
pursues his work. He is a close thinker, an able writer, 
and ranks among our foremost ministers. 

In 1853, he gave the annual oration before tbe United 
Literary Societies of Vermont University at Burlington ; 



Dartmouth, 1843. 73 

and, in 1857, the oration before the Phi Beta Kappa Society 
of Dartmouth. 

He was Moderator of the Vermont General Convention 
of Congregational Ministers and Churches in 1861 ; has 
been a Director of the Vermont Domestic Missionary 
Society and of the Vermont Education Society ; and 
Secretary of the Vermont Bible Society. 

He is a member of the Vermont Historical Society, and 
one of its Vice Presidents and Curators. 

In the military line, besides his services as a good 
soldier in the church militant, he has been Chaplain of 
2d Vermont Volunteer Regiment. 

The degree of D.D. was conferred by his Alma Mater in 
1867. 

On account of impaired health, he made a trip, of about 
six months, to Europe, from Feb. to Sept., 1868, his people 
continuing his salary, supplying his pulpit, and paying 
$1,000 to defray his expenses of travel. A new church, one 
of the finest in New England, has recently been erected and 
occupied by his society, called the Bethany church. 

He has published many sermons, addresses and papers, 
among which are these : 

Sermons, etc. — 1. Funeral of Hon. Samuel Prentiss ; 2. 
Funeral of Mrs. Lucretia Prentiss ; 3. Funeral of Hon. E. P. 
Walton; 4. Funeral of Hon. F. F. Merrill; 5. Funeral of 
Rev. James Hobart ; 6. Funeral of Hon. John Mcljean; 7. 
On things that remain ; 8. On the Old Ways ; 9. On leaving 
the Old Brick Church, April, 1866; 10. Semi- Centennial of 
First Congregational Church in Montpelier, Vt.; 11. Address 
at Dedication of Green Mountain Cemetery ; 12. Sketch of Hon. 
S. Prentiss in Law Magazine ; 13. Tract on National Hospi- 
tality ; 14. Tract on Cause and Remedy of National Troubles ; 
15. Discussions with Hon. Joshua R. Giddings ; 16. Article 
in Theological and Literary Journal ; 17. Article on Liberal 
Christianity in Princeton Review for Jan., 1868 ; 18. Address 

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74 Class Memorial. 

at Laying of Corner Stone of Bethany Church in Monipelier, 
Vt., June 4, 1867; 19. Letters from Abroad. 

He married, June 1, 1848, Harriet Adams, daughter of 
Hon. John Aiken, D. C, 1819, of Lowell, Mass., and 
grand-daughter of Prof. Ebenezer Adams, D. C, 1791. 

CHILDREN. 

1. William Adams, born Aug. 28, 1849. 

2. Harriet Leland, " Nov. 27, 1850; died June 30, 1852. 

3. Mary Elizabeth, " May 25, 1852. 

4. Sarah Appleton, " July 15, 1854. 

5. Jane Aiken, " June 26, 1856. 

6. Charles Henry, " Sept. 1, 1866. 



HENRY CLARK LORD. 

Attorney at Law; Rail Road Superintendent; Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. 

Born,— Amherst, K H., Oct. 2,1825. 

Parents, — Rev. Nathan Lord, D. D., LL. D., graduated 
Bowdoin, 1809, formerly pastor of Congregational Church 
in Amherst, N". H., and President of Dartmouth College 
from 1828 to 1863, and Elizabeth King (Leland) Lord. 

He was prepared for college at Moor's School, Hanover, 
K". H. 

After graduating, he read law one year with Hon. Daniel 
Blaisdell, D. C, 1827, of Hanover, N. H. ; continued read- 
ing law and teaching in East Virginia two years. Soon 
after returning from Virginia, about 1847, he commenced 
the practice of law as partner with his brother, Joseph 
Leland Lord, D. C, 1839, in Boston, and continued until 
he went to Cincinnati in 1852. Here he practised law until 
1856. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 75 

In 1856, he took charge of the line of Rail Roads be- 
tween Cincinnati and Indianapolis, and has, ever since, 
devoted himself, with energy, skill and success, to enterprises 
of this kind. Favored of fortune in his pecuniary invest- 
ments, he has become, it is supposed, the wealthiest 
member of the class. He has a splendid estate near the 
city, where he finds his chief recreation in the cultivation 
of an extensive vineyard, and where his friends are ever 
hospitably entertained. He enjoys the use of his wealth 
himself, and the sharing of it with others. 

He has a residence by the sea-side in York, Me., where 
the members of the family usually spend a portion of the 
summer. 

He has been, for many years, President of the Cincinnati 
and Indianapolis Rail Road ; is also President of several 
other connecting roads. 

He married, June 24, 1852, Eliza Burnet, daughter of 
Hon. Nathaniel Wright, LL. D.,D. C, 1811, of Cincinnati, 
Ohio, and sister of Rev. William B. Wright, of Berkeley 
St. Congregational Church, Boston. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Nathaniel Wright, born Dec. 26, 1854. 

2. Caroline Augusta, " March 9, 1860. 

3. Henry Curwen, " May, 1867. 



AMOS D. LTJFKXN". 

Teacher; Inventor; Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio. 

Born, — Chester (now Auburn), K H., Sept. 1, 1813. 

Parents, — Nehemiah and Rachel (Currier) Lufkin. 

His preparatory course was pursued at Pinkerton 
Academy, Derry, N". H., under that venerated teacher, 
Abel F. Hildreth, Esq. He taught awhile after leaving 
college, in Scituate, Mass. He went to Cleveland, 0., in 



76 Class Memorial. 

the fall of 1844, and engaged in teaching, first the Rock- 
well St. Public School, and afterwards the Cottage Private 
School, until July, 1853, when he was compelled to relin- 
quish his school, by reason of poor health. 

He then purchased an interest in some iron works in 
Buffalo, 1ST. Y. ; became owner of the whole, in July, 1856 ; 
sold one half in Oct., 1856, for $22,500. Lost all in the 
financial crash of 1857. Since then, he has been en- 
gaged successfully in Lead, Leather, and Oil business. 
He has made valuable improvements in the process 
of obtaining carbonate of lead, a'nd has patented a pro- 
cess of preparing hides and skins to be tanned, which 
is highly commended by tanners and leather dealers, 
for its economy and safety, and for increasing the softness, 
finish and durability of the leather. He is now hopefully 
experimenting with benzine. 

He was married, in Cleveland, 0., Nov. 26, 1846, to 
Clara D wight, a native of Amherst, Mass., and daughter 
of Daniel H. Lamb, Esq. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Clara Louise, born April, 16, 1848. 

2. Flora Dupee, " Feb. 12, 1855. 

3. Harvey Lamb, " April 1, 1857. 

4. Hattie Ada, " Oct. 15, 1860. 

Clara Louise, married, Nov. 25, 1868, George W. Comstock, 
Buffalo, N. Y. 



JEREMIAH MARSTOK 

Attorney at Law; Hannibal, Marion Co., Mo. 

Born— Orford, K H., Kov. 13, 1819. 

Parents, — Capt. Jeremiah and Theda (Sawyer) Marston, 
niece of Rev. John Sawyer, D.D., who died in Bangor, 
Maine, aged 102 years. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 77 

Gen. Oilman Marston, D. C, 1837, Attorney at Law in 
Exeter, ~N. H., and late Representative in Congress from 
New Hampshire, is a brother. 

He prepared for college at Meriden, IN". H. After leav- 
ing Dartmouth, he taught two years in Pleasant Grove, 
Maury Co., Tenn. From thence he went to Carrollton, 
Ala., where, besides teaching, he edited the Pickens 
County Republican, and read law. His editorial life extended 
over four years from June, 1845. He was admitted to the 
bar at Tuscaloosa, Ala., in 1846, and began to practise 
in partnership with Jonathan Bliss, Esq., D. C, 1824, in 
Carrollton, Ala. He removed from Carrollton to LaGrange, 
Mo., in the summer of 1858, and from La Grange to 
Hannibal, Mo., where he now resides, esteemed in his pro- 
fession, prosperous in business. 

He has given many political and educational addresses 
with acceptance. Has held the office of Mayor of Carroll- 
ton, Ala., and was Bank Attorney for the Union Bank of 
Missouri, during his residence in La Grange. 

He married in Carrollton, Ala., June 14, 1857, Sarah 
Ann, daughter of John M. Kerr, Esq., of Sumter Co., 
Ala. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Sue Cole, born June 10, 1861. 

2. Frank Kerr, " Oct. 28, 1862. 

3. Charles Oilman, « Dec. 6, 1864; died Sept. 8, 1867. 



DANA MILLER. 

Teacher; Agent; Government Clerk; Washington, D. C. 
Born, — Dummerston, Yt., April 16, 1818. 
Parents, — William and Esther (Knight) Miller. 
His ante-collegiate studies were in Townsend, West 
Brattleborough and Dummerston, Yt. From a very poor 



78 Class Memorial. 

fitting, by close application he soon stood in the front 
ranks of his class as a scholar. After receiving his degree, 
he remained at home until the following December, when 
he went to Washington, D. C, and was soon invited, by 
Rev. Mr. Bulfinch, to take charge of the Classical Depart- 
ment of his school, which he did for two years. 

From the summer of 1846 to 1850, he traveled for in- 
crease of knowledge in the West and South- West, taking 
agencies to pay expenses. 

In the spring of 1850, he returned to Washington, D.C., 
and was employed as Clerk in the Land Office. He soon 
received an appointment in the Census Bureau, and held 
this place until his death. At this time, he held a more 
desirable appointment to the Treasury Department. 

He died in Washington, Nov. 23, 1851, of nervous 
typhoid fever. 

In the Daily National Intelligencer, printed at Washington, 
Monday, Nov. 24, 1851, appeared the following notice : 
" Died, on the 23d inst., after a short illness, Mr. Dana 
Miller, of Dummerston, Vt, at the time of his death and 
for the last thirteen months, a Clerk in the Census Office. 
He was much respected by those who knew him for intelli- 
gence and gentlemanly deportment." 

The same honorable testimony is given to his character 
wherever he was known. His classmates will remember 
his manly bearing, his self-discipline, his rapid mental 
growth, his frank and candid friendship, his unsullied life. 
All that was mortal of him now lies buried in Dummerston, 
his native town, near his father's house. 

" To live in hearts we leave behind, 
Is not to die." 



Dartmouth, 1843. 79 



EOBEET THOMAS MURDOUGH. 

Teacher; Acworth, Sullivan Co., N". H. 

Born,— Deering, K H., Nov. 5, 1817. 

Parents, — Thomas and Catharine (McPherson) Mur- 
dough. 

He entered the class in 1840. 

He taught in Acworth in the winter of his senior year. 
His naturally frail constitution, worn by care and labor in 
the school-room, became an easy prey to disease. A 
sudden cold induced a severe fever with complications, 
which, after four weeks, terminating in congestion, ended 
his mortal life, March 29, 1843. He died at his father's 
house in Acworth, and was buried in Acworth Center. 
On his tomb-stone, we are told that he left " in the midst 
of cherished hopes and ardent desires to labor as a servant 
of the Lord in the gospel ministry." 

Murdough was highly esteemed. At the time of his de- 
cease he was president of the Theological Society. His 
consistent Christian character was marked. It- was seen 
in his pleasant face, his cheerful temper, his open heart, 
his kind tones of voice, his high sense of honor, his 
unselfish regard for the happiness of his friends, his clear 
convictions of duty, his firm purpose, his cultivated con- 
science, his purity of thought as read in all his words 
and acts. His memory is affectionately cherished as his 
loss was deeply mourned, by his classmates. 

" Just beyond the shores of time, 
The better life begins." 



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CHARLES NEW HALL. 

Pastor of Elm St. Baptist Church ; Exeter, Rockingham 
Co.,N. H. 

Born,— Medford, Mass., Aug. 12, 1815. 

Parents, — Samuel and Lucretia (Tufts) Newhall. 

Both his parents died before he was five years old, and 
he was left in the care of Nathan Adams, Esq., a neigh- 
boring farmer. 

At New Hampton, N. H., he pursued, at intervals, his 
preparatory studies. After graduating, he studied theology 
in the Baptist Theological Institution at Newton Center, 
Mass., and graduated in 1846. At the close of his pro- 
fessional studies, his health forbade preaching. For nearly 
two years, the most that he was able to do was to teach a 
district school for two sessions. 

In April, 1848, he commenced preaching in Sutton, 
N. H., once a sabbath, once a month. His health improv- 
ing so that he could perform the ordinary labors of the 
ministry, he was ordained at Sutton, June 12, 1850; was 
dismissed in 1852. He was pastor of the Baptist church 
in Hanover, N. H., from March 1, 1852 until May, 1855. 
His next ministerial service was in Stratham, N. H., from 
Aug. 12, 1855 to April 1, 1859. From Stratham he re- 
moved to Sanbornton Bay, N. H., where he preached from 
Aug. 1, 1859 to March 1, 1861. From thence he went to 
Exeter, N. II., June 1, 1861, as pastor of the Elm street 
Baptist Church. His record is that of a faithful minister, 
doing all the good he can. 

He married, Oct. 7, 1846, Sarah Harris, daughter of 
Edward Chapman, of Rumney, N. H. 

CHILDREN. 
1. Sarah Emily, bora Jan. 27, 1851; died Sept. 25, 1851. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 81 



EZRA NEWTON. 

Teacher; Cong. Clergyman; Preston, Fillmore Co., 
Minnesota. 

Born, — Princeton, Mass., September 30, 1818. 

Parents, — Ezra and Lucy (Howe) Newton. 

He was prepared for college at the academies in West- 
minster, Princeton and Monson, Mass. 

Soon after graduating, he took charge of Moore's Char- 
ity School, Hanover, N. H., until May, 1844. He then 
taught one year in Medford, N. J. While there he began 
a course of reading in theology. After leaving, he studied 
divinity with Eev. Sewall Harding of E. Medway, Mass. 

His license to preach was given by Mendon Association, 
Mass., April 15, 1846. While his main work has been that 
of the ministry, ill health has frequently obliged him, for 
a time, to teach and to engage in agencies and other busi- 
ness. He was settled in Shutesbury, Mass., from March 1, 
1848 until Oct. 1, 1850. Before this, he had received an 
injury which resulted in a severe neuralgic affection and 
constrained him to suspend preaching. He taught in East 
Medway, Mass., winter of 1850-51; was feeble during the 
years of 1851-52 ; but spent the summers as agent of the 
New Hampshire Bible Society. Taught in South Hamp- 
ton, N. H., 1852-3 ; and preached in Dighton, Mass., from 
May, 1853 to Aug. 1855. He went to the West in 
autumn of 1855, sojourning a few sabbaths in Quincy, 111. 
He has since preached in Home Missionary fields — in Belle 
Prairie, Morrison Co., Minn., one year; at that place and 
Little Falls, from Nov., 1856 to Oct., 1860 ; in High For- 
est, Minn., a year. He went to Preston, Fillmore Co., 
Minn., February 1, 1862, where he now resides, and was 
employed one year in teaching. He began to preach there, 
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82 Class Memorial. 

January 1, 1863. In April, 1865, he left preaching and 
took an agency ; then kept a drug store. In 1867, he taught 
at Spring Valley, Minn., and is now teaching in Preston. 

He has presided at town meetings and county political 
conventions. He has ever been a diligent and devoted 
worker for truth. 

He married, in Kingston, K H., Aug. 20, 1846, Martha 
Thayer, daughter of Aaron Patten, and sister of classmate 
Patten. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Charles Ezra, born Sept. 26, 1847. 

2. Henrietta Louisa, " July 30, 1851. 

3. Ella Frances, " Oct. 19, 1853. 

4. Ezekiel, " Dec. 11, 1858; died Nov. 28, 1864. 



HENRY SWAIN PARKER. 

Teacher; Farmer; Shopiere, Rock Co., Wis. 

Born, — Southborough, Mass., April 20, 1820. 

Parents, — Gabriel and (Eay) Parker. 

He was prepared for college at Phillips Academy, 
Andover, Mass., under S. H. Taylor, LL.D.,D.C, 1832. 

He assisted Caleb Emery, D. C, 1842, at Pinkerton 
Academy, Derry, N. H., in 1846-47. Spent one or more 
years in 1847-8, in the Andover Theological Seminary, 
but did not complete this course. He taught, also, in the 
Academy in Wayland, Mass., and the High School in 
Greenville, Ct., before he went to Thompson, Ct. 

He was a resident of Thompson, Conn., from 1851 to 
1864, where he successfully taught a Family and Day 
School for boys until 1862. Suffering much from ill 
health, he gave up his school, and, by advice of friends, in 



Dartmouth, 1843. 83 

the summer of 1864, removed to Shopiere, "Wis., where he 
is now residing engaged in farming. 

He married, April 19, 1847, Harriet E., daughter of Rev. 
Alanson Rawson, of Southboro, Mass. She died July 4, 
1855. 

He married Aug. 13, 1857, Anna M., daughter of 
Thomas Thatcher, of Thompson, Conn. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Mary Hortense, born Sept. 23, 1853. 

2. Annie Gertrude, " Sept. 1, 1858. 

3. Henry Layton, " Sept. 11, 1863. 



JOHN HENRY PARNELL. 

Machinist; Sacramento City, Cal. 

Born,— Salem, Mass., Oct. 19, 1824. 

Parents, — John and Sarah (Bray) Parnell. 

His parents lived in Andover, Mass. 

After graduating he went on a voyage to the East In- 
dies as common sailor before the mast. Soon after he 
came back, he learned the trade of a machinist, in Lowell, 
Mass. In April, 1849, he joined the " Pacific Company," 
and sailed in the ship York, for California. 

He has been engaged in his business as a machinist and 
in mining, residing most of the time in or near Sacra- 
mento ever since he reached that state. In March, 1864, 
he was Assistant Clerk in the office of the County Clerk at 
Sacramento. 



Class Memorial. 



WILLIAM AARON PATTEK 

Cong. Clergyman ; Kingston, Rockingham Co., N". H. 

Born,— Kingston, N". H., June 28, 1816. 

Parents, — Aaron and Sarah (Chase) Patten. Of six 
sisters, Louisa married Rev. W. P. Gale, of Stellapolis, 
Iowa; Sarah A. married classmate Abel "Wood, of Albany 
Academy, N". Y. ; Martha T. married classmate Ezra 
Newton, of Preston, Minn. 

He early learned the trade of printer in Newburyport, 
Mass., and Concord, N. H. ; and, while in college, was, for 
two years, printer of The Dartmouth. 

His preparation for college was made in Gilmanton 
Academy, Rev. Charles Tenney, D. C, 1835, Principal. 

After graduating, he taught a school in Weare, N. H., 
in the autumn of 1843; afterward, in G-ilbertsville, N. Y., 
assisting classmate A. "Wood. 

He entered Andover Theological Seminary, Dec, 1843, 
and graduated Sept. 2, 1846. After leaving the Seminary, 
he preached a year or two in Hinsdale, N*. H., and about 
the same time in Chesterfield, 1ST. H. He was ordained in 
Deerfield, N. H., July 18, 1850, and was there as pastor 
of the Congregational Church three and a half years. 
He went to York, Me., in 1854, and preached nearly four 
years. He also preached in Maquoketa, la. On account of 
failing health, he went to California in 1859. While there 
he preached in Grass Valley and in San Francisco. 

He returned to New England in 1861. In May, 1864, 
he was appointed Chaplain of the 32d Regiment of Maine 
Volunteers, and served in the army of the Potomac. Since 
Oct., 1865 until recently, he has preached under appoint- 
ment from the American Home Missionary Society, in 
Williamsburg, Iowa. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 85 

He was a member of the School Committee in Hinsdale, 
Deerfield, York, and Grass Valley. He is now in his 
native town on account of impaired health. As a preacher 
he is bold, earnest, and effective. 



DANIEL CHESLEY PIKKHAM. 

Lawyer; County Clerk; Lancaster, Coos Co., JS". H. 

Born,— Jackson, K H., March 29, 1820. 

Parents, — Daniel and Esther (Chesley) Pinkham. 

Preparatory course for college pursued at Lancaster 
Academy, ~N. H. 

After leaving college, he took charge of Conway 
Academy, N". H., until March, 1844 ; then Lancaster 
Academy, "N. H., until June, 1845 ; went, soon after, to 
Beliot, Wis., where he taught the Academy in the winter of 
1845-6, and a select school for one year after. While in 
Lancaster Academy, he read law with Hon. Jared Williams. 
He was admitted to the bar in Jefferson Co., Wis., in 
1847, and practiced two years in Jefferson. 

He was Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson Co., Wis., 
in 1848. In 1849, he went to California. While there, 
was County Surveyor and Civil Engineer in El Dorado Co., 
from 1851 to 1853. Eeturned to Lancaster, E". H., Oct., 
1853; had no permanent business until 1856. Then he 
was appointed Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and 
of the Supreme Judicial Court for Coos County, which office 
he held till June, 1868. He edited the Coos Republican from 
Oct., 1862 to Aug., 1863. Now practices law. 

He married, June 20, 1864, Emily, daughter of William 
E-. Stockwell, of Lancaster, 1ST. H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Mary Emmons, born Sept. 5, 1865. 

2. Martha Evans, " Feb. 9, 1867. 



86 Class Memorial. 



JOHN NEWTON PUTNAM. 

Cong. Clergyman; Professor of Greek Language and 
Literature at Dartmouth College; Hanover, Grafton Co., 
N. H. 

Born, — Andover, Mass., Dec. 26, 1822. 

Parents, — Simeon Putnam, M. A., Harvard, 1811, 
Principal of a Classical School, North Andover, Mass., and 
Abigail Brigham (Fay) Putnam, sister of Judge Fay of 
Cambridge, Mass. Rev. Charles S. Putnam, Rector of an 
Episcopal Church, Brooklyn, N. Y., who died in Jan., 
1860, is an elder brother. 

Putnam was, from a child, a student under the choicest 
teachers. His early studies were pursued with his father, 
who died in 1833. His preparatory course for college was 
begun under that model teacher, Osgood Johnson, D. C, 
1828, at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and finished 
in private study with Rev. Thatcher Thayer, D. D., now of 
Newport, R. I., then of Dennis, Mass. With him he had 
four years of careful tuition, choice reading, and the kindly 
influences of a refined Christian home. He entered the 
Sophomore class in the fall of 1840, with unusual culture 
and fitness. All the way through his college course, he was 
blessed with the solicitous care of one of our most judicious 
and scholarly professors, in addition to the advantages 
common to us all. 

He, at once, took the first rank in his class as a scholar ; 
and, without seeming self-assertion or laborious effort, 
maintained it to the end. It is said that he is one of the 
very few on our college records, who never failed to have 
a perfect mark at recitation. He held his place so modestly 
and so gracefully, as well as so surely, that envy and de- 



Dartmouth, 1843. 87 

traction never tried their venom upon him. If they had, 
it would have been harmless. 

After graduation, he was occupied one year, in 1843-4, 
teaching in Newport, E. I. ; one year, in 1844- 5, as student 
in Andover Theological Seminary; two years, in 1845-7, 
as instructor in Leicester Academy, Mass. ; two years, in 
1847-9, iu finishing his theological course at Andover, 
where he graduated in 1849. 

While yet studying theology, he was tutor of Greek 
at Dartmouth from February to July, 1849. In this latter 
month, he was elected Professor of Greek Language and 
Literature, to succeed our own scholarly and accomplished 
Prof. Alpheus Crosby. This post, for the fourteen re- 
maining years of his earthly labor, he honored by his 
manhood, adorned by his learning, and graced by his 
beautiful life. His popularity with the students from 
the beginning, was very remarkable. Dignified without 
ostentation , familiar without self-depreciation, almost match- 
less as a teacher, he entirely won the confidence, respect, 
and love of his classes. Who ever heard of an insult 
offered to him, or a harsh word spoken of him ? 

He was ordained as an evangelist at Woodstock, Vi, 
Oct. 6, 1852. His pulpit efforts were few; but always 
finished, devout, and acceptable. He was invited to seve- 
ral important pastorates ; but ever felt it duty to decline 
them. The Theological Seminaries at Andover and Chi- 
cago desired him to fill professorships, but he did not ac- 
cept them. 

Failing health in 1862-3, awakened solicitude in the 
minds of his friends. Their advice induced him to under- 
take a voyage across the sea, with the hope of recruiting 
his strength and gratifying a scholar's desire to look upon 
the consecrated places of the old world. He left New 
York, accompanied by his wife, May 23, 1863, and landed 
at Queenstown, June 2d. The first weeks of his trip 



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seemed promising to its purpose. The new scenes in- 
spired him; his health seemed to improve. He made 
rapid but appreciative visits to many an interesting, well 
selected spot in Ireland, Scotland and England ; crossed 
the channel in the latter part of July ; visited Paris ; and 
proceeded to the Rhine through Belgium, on his way to 
Switzerland, hoping in due time to enjoy, as he would have 
enjoyed with all his fine culture and lively sensibilities, 
the classic art works, and the venerated fields and hills of 
Italy and Greece. On the night of Aug. 15th, in the town 
of Bonn, a sudden hemorrhage from the lungs prostrated 
his strength and arrested his progress. He remained here 
till the latter part of September, to recover strength for his 
homeward journey. He could go no farther onward. 

A weak invalid and in care of an invalid wife, he returned 
by the most direct routes, — by rail across England and by 
steamer across the Atlantic. He left Liverpool, Oct 3d. 
An accident to the steamer Africa, in which he took 
passage, occurred near Cape Race, delayed the arrival, and 
probably shortened his life. 

Weary and worn by the attacks of consumption upon 
a delicate physical organization, he gently breathed out 
his life on the deck of the little steamer Alpha, which 
bore the passengers homeward from St. Johns, New- 
foundland, — on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 22, 1863. 
Thus closed the earthly career of Putnam, the brightest 
ornament of our class, the most beloved teacher in 
the college, and one of the finest minds and purest charac- 
ters of our age. 

His remains were taken directly to Hanover, and 
buried on Monday afternoon, Oct. 26th. The citizens 
of the village reverently bore them from the house of Prof. 
S. G. Brown to the college church. His pastor, Rev. S. 
P. Leeds, made a tender and appreciative address ; two 
hymns, "Jesus, lover of my soul " and " Rock of Ages," 



Dartmouth, 1843. 89 



favorites of his, were sung ; prayers were offered by Rev. 
Dr. Noyes ; the students formed in procession ; the Pro- 
fessors carried his body on a bier, followed by relatives, 
friends, and citizens, to the cemetery near the college, 
there to repose where sleeps so much of hallowed dust. 

We attempt not to analyze his character or delineate his 
life. It has been done as well as can be by the skillful 
pen of his intimate friend, — teacher of his youth and fel- 
low worker in his manhood, — Rev. Dr. S. G. Brown, in the 
Memorial Discourse given at the third Septennial gathering 
of the class in July, 1864, a copy of which is in the hands 
of every classmate. 

We shall never forget his winning face, his affable 
address, his gentle grace, his respectful modesty, and 
his irrepressible and exuberant wit, in our social inter- 
course ; nor his charming rendering of the Greek clas- 
sics and his perfect recitations in every science, in the 
class-room ; nor his fine voice with a soul in it, in the 
music practice ; nor yet the zest with which he gave him- 
self to recreation in the walk, the play-ground and the 
military drill; nor least of all, his tenacious adherence 
to Christian principle and conduct. With his almost 
feminine sensibility and gentleness, he was not wanting 
in the exhibition of manly energy and force, when de- 
manded by claims of duty. His early death is still mourned 
by his classmates, by the college which can not soon fill 
his place, and by the whole community of Christian 
scholars as well as by most intimate friends. 

We naturally regret that we have none of the results of 
his studies in printed form. He wrote but little for the 
press ; he was too sensitive and modest. Then he was 
intent on his duties as a teacher ; and had no time. Some 
carefully prepared papers for the magazines are all we 
know. One of the best is a notice of the works of Hon. 
Rums Choate in the Biblioiheca Sacra for April, 1863. 
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But he wrote upon material that can not perish. Upon 
the minds of his pupils, of his classmates, and of all who ever 
knew him, must he read through the ages what he im- 
pressed upon their lives. 

" Can that man be dead 
Whose spiritual influence is upon his kind ? 

He lives in glory, and his speaking dust 
Has more of life than half its breathing moulds." 

He married, in Hanover, N". H., August 5, 1851, Sarah 
Gilman, daughter of Prof. William Chamherlain, D. C, 
1818, Professor of Latin and Greek Languages at Dart- 
mouth, from 1820 to 1830 ; and sister of Dr. William M. 
Chamherlain, D. C.,1845. She died in Hanover, Sept. 7, 
1864, aged 34 years. 



JOHN WASON EAY. 

Teacher; Cong. Clergyman; Hastings, Dakota Co., 
Minnesota. 

Born, — Chester (now Auhurn), K H., Dec. 23, 1814. 

Parents, — Stark and Hannah C. (Wason) Pay. 

His preparatory studies were pursued at Pinkerton Aca- 
demy, Derry, N. H., under Preceptor Hildreth. . After 
graduation, he was Principal of Atkinson Academy, N". H., 
one year; Manchester High School, F. H., four years, 
1844-1848; Eastport High School, Me., one year; asso- 
ciated with Prof. Wm. Russell, in the Normal Institute, 
Merrimack, N". H., two years ; Principal of Pembroke Aca- 
demy, N. H., two terms in 1852-3 ; Pinkerton Academy, 
Derry, N. H., from 1853 to 1856. He has assisted in 
several County Institutes. 

He studied theology privately, and was licensed to 
preach, Oct., 1856, by the Manchester Association, N. H. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 91 

He supplied the Cong. Church in GofFstown, N". H., from 
April 1, 1857 until May, 1867, residing in Manchester, 
and caring for a good estate which he inherited. He repre- 
sented the town of Derry in the year of 1856, in the Legis- 
lature of IsTew Hampshire; and was Superintendent of 
Schools in Manchester, one year from Aug., 1859. Was 
also Moderator of town meeting and member of School 
Committee in Derry, in 1854 and 1855. In 1867, he went 
to Hastings, Minn., as pastor of a church. 

He married, July 28, 1844, Lucy Lee, daughter of Rev. 
Benj. Sargeant, of Chester, K H. She died, July 17, 1845. 

He married, Dec. 28, 1848, Georgeanna, daughter of 
Dr. James Babb, of Manchester, N". H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. James Stark, born Nov. 10, 1851 j died Aug. 11, 1853. 

2. Lucy Helen, " July 16, 1853. 

3. George Wason, " April 25, 1860; " Nov. 7, 1865. 



EMOKE DAILY RICHARDSON. 

Teacher ; Farmer ; Prairie Lea, near Lockhart, Cald- 
well Co., Texas. 

Born,— Lisbon, K H., May 20, 1816. 

Parents, — John and Olive ( ) Richardson. 

His fitting for college was made at Meriden, N. H. In 
the fall of 1843, he taught in Whitefield Academy, K H. 
In Dec. of that year he went to Thibodeaux, La. ; read law 
with R. C. Roby, Esq., but never practiced it as a profes- 
sion. He was engaged, for some twelve or fifteen years, 
as teacher in that place. 

Our only letter from him was in June, 1850. His bro- 
ther James Richardson, Esq., of Littleton, N. H., writes 



92 Class Memorial. 

as follows: "He has written but few letters to his New 
Hampshire friends. The last I received from him was in 
Oct., 1860, stating that he had bought a large tract of 
valuable land between the Brazos and Trinity rivers in 
Texas, and was farming on a large scale. Said he had 
the best wife in Texas, and three children. "During the 
late civil war, I used frequently to see accounts in the 
papers of the operations in Louisiana of a Col., afterwards 
Gen. Richardson in the rebel service. It might or might 
not have been my brother. I think his sympathies were 
with the south. The last I ever read of that man, he was 
captured, and, while attempting to escape, was shot." 

The Secretary has to add, that, in reply to a letter of in- 
quiry sent to Thibodeaux, a gentleman wrote expressing 
the opinion that a Gen. Richardson whom he knew in the 
rebel service, was a graduate of Dartmouth, and answered 
to the description given of our classmate. . 



JONATHAN SMITH ROSS. 

Physician ; Great Falls, Strafford Co., N. H. 

Born,— Lisbon, N. EL, April 12, 1822. 

Parents, — Samuel and Fanny Putnam (Smith) Ross, 
daughter of Jonathan Smith, Esq., of Bath, N. H. 

He fitted for college at Holmes Academy, Plymouth, 
N. H., under those eminent educators, Revs. S. R. Hall 
and T. D. P. Stone. 

After graduating, he began the study of medicine in 
Littleton, N. H., with Adams Moore, M. D., D. C, 1822. 
From Nov., 1843 to Oct., 1844 he spent in a course of 
dissections with Timothy Haynes, M. D., in Concord,. 
N. H. Went to Philadelphia and attended a course of 
Medical Lectures in the University of Pennsylvania in the 
winter of 1844-5. Returning to New England, he con- 



Dartmouth, 1843. 93 

tinued his studies with Dr. Moore and attended his second 
course of lectures in Hanover, in 1845. Going again to 
Philadelphia in October, 1845, he pursued his medical 
studies there, and received the degree of M. D., from the 
University of Pennsylvania, in April, 1846. 

He soon after went to Boston, opened an office in United 
States Hotel, and remained until JSTov., pursuing his studies 
mostly in the hospitals in that city. 

From November, 1846 to autumn of 1852, he was in 
partnership with John French, M. D., in Bath, N". H. 
From autumn of 1852 to 1855, he practiced his profession 
in Rollinsford, E". H. In 1855, he commenced practice in 
Great Falls, Somersworth, !N". H. 

He represented the town of Rollinsford in the State 
Legislature in 1855. For two years, 1857 and 1858, 
he was an active member of the School Committee of 
Somersworth. 

In Aug., 1862, he was appointed Surgeon of the 11th 
Regiment of New Hampshire Volunteers, and afterwards 
Brigade Surgeon of the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 9th Army 
Corps, Gen. S. G. Griffin. In the year 1865, he was sta- 
tioned Post Surgeon at Concord, N. H. 

Honorably discharged from government service, he re- 
sumed the practice of his profession in Great Falls, where 
he enjoys the good reputation, the good practice, and 
good pay of a skillful physician and surgeon . 

He married, March 31, 1847, Martha Ann, daughter of 
Maj. Aaron Brackett, of Littleton, N. H. 

CHILDREN. 
1. Winfred Smith, born Dec. 3, 1865. 



94 Class Memorial. 



ENOCH PUTNEY ROWELL. 

Teacher; Mobile, Alabama. 

Born,— Hopkinton, K H., April 27, 1817. 

Parents, — Moses and Mary (Pettengill) Rowell. 

His studies preparatory to entering college were in 
Hopkinton Academy, under the tuition of David Dickey, 
D. C. 1835. He was consumptive. The failure of his 
health during junior year, culminating in an alarming 
hemorrhage from the lungs, compelled him to leave col- 
lege at the close of this year, and make a trip to the south- 
ern states, in the autumn of 1842. His death occurred in 
Mobile, Ala., Jan. 3, 1843, twenty days after reaching that 
city. His mortal remains were there consigned to dust 
by his brother Joseph. 

Rowell bore an excellent character. A certain attrac- 
tive modesty, a self-denying regard for the happiness of 
others, united with so much of real talent and nobility of 
soul, made him greatly beloved by those who had found 
him out. He loved music ; he loved poetry. In an appre- 
ciative knowledge of the best authors in English literature 
he was not surpassed by any classmate. His accomplish- 
ments in music led the Handel Society of the college, in 
July, 1842, to elect him as their President. But he never 
met with the Society after his election. It is said he was 
calm and resigned in the last struggle. In the words of 
that passage from David, which he so often and so tenderly 
sung with his pleasant voice, each living classmate will 
now unite : 

" Friend of my soul, let sorrow cease ; 
Hope whispers, we shall meet again, 
Restored to safety, love and peace." 



Dartmouth, 1843. 95 



EDWARD ERASMUS SARGEANT. 

Attorney at Law; Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Mich. 

Born,— Hillsborough, N. H., June 17, 1820. 

Parents, — Edward and Rebecca (Keyes) Sargeant. 

His parents spent their later years in Windsor, Yt. 
The Hon. Benjamin C. Sargeant, late Mayor of Lowell, 
Mass., is his only brother. 

Our classmate early entered a store in Lowell, Mass., as 
clerk, and remained until his 17th year. At this age, he 
became a student in Newbury Seminary, Vt., where his pre- 
paratory course for college was pursued with great diligence 
and success. His sister Betsey, some years his senior, a 
lady of much business energy and tact, aided him, from her 
own earnings, through college. 

No classmate pursued his college curriculum with better 
judgment or greater advantage. His mind was quick and 
well balanced ; clear and discriminating. His habits as a 
student were systematic and judicious. He knew how to 
study and when to study. His collateral reading and 
studies were well directed and extensive. In a knowledge 
of the French language and literature he was inferior to 
no one in college. No subject assigned him was neglected ; 
everything was done and well done. His social nature 
was large ; but his companions were prudently selected. 
The mean and reckless felt they could never get near him, 
and they seldom, if ever, tried to do it. His whole college 
life was eminently manly ; and assiduously devoted to its 
high purposes. 

Immediately after graduation, he went to Eatonton, Put- 
nam Co., Georgia, in charge of a Female Seminary in that 
place. Here he remained two years, pursuing, at the same 
time, the study of law with Judge Merriwether. He was 



96 Class Memokial. 

admitted to the bar in Macon, Ga., and returned to New 
Hampshire in 1845. After pursuing his legal studies a 
few months, with Judge Leonard Wilcox, D. C, 1817, of 
Orford, he went to Pembroke in March, 1846, and re- 
mained until the next November, assisting the writer, his 
most intimate college friend, in the Academy there, still 
continuing his law studies under Judge Ira Perley, D. C, 
1822, of Concord. 

In company with R. W. Cole, he went to Grand Eapids, 
Kent Co., Mich., in Nov., 1846, and was admitted to prac- 
tice in the Chancery and U. S. Courts of the state. His part- 
nership with Cole was closed April 1, 1847. After a few 
months spent in a subordinate capacity in the office of 
Ball & Martin, he was admitted as partner under the firm 
of Ball, Withey & Sargeant. His business and his fame 
as a lawyer rapidly increased. In May, 1850, he was 
appointed by the governor, to fill a vacancy in the office 
of Prosecuting Attorney for Kent Co. By popular elec- 
tion, he continued to fill this office with signal ability, 
until declining health compelled him to leave it. Some 
of the most important criminal cases ever known in the 
state were successfully carried through during his official 
service, and his legal reputation was so much enhanced 
that he was acknowledged as holding the first rank at the 
bar of his county, if not of the state. 

In May, 1853, he made a journey to Europe ; visited with 
nice discrimination the remarkable places of England, 
France, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Greece, Asia Minor 
and Italy. In November, invigorated in body and mind, 
he returned to his home and resumed, with new zeal, 
his professional practice. Cases of great difficulty and 
magnitude were committed to him. He was crowded with 
labor. Besides his professional work, he edited, for several 
months, the Grand Bapids Enquirer. Confinement to his 
office and close attention to his. studies and his business 



Dartmouth, 1843. 97 

soon developed the organic throat disease which had so 
long threatened him. From Aug. to -Dec, 1857, he- 
struggled for the mastery over the disease. In this latter 
month, he went to £Tew York and consulted eminent 
medical counsel, who told him he must give up all hope, 
of recovery. It was no surprise to him. With the calm- 
ness of a philosopher and the patient resignation of a 
Christian, he went home to die. His house was soon put 
in order. A cancerous tumor in his throat allowed him to 
swallow only by the most painful effort, and just enough to 
keep him from starvation. He suffered intensely ; but his 
mind was tranquil. He became a member of the Episcopal 
communion, and bore clear testimony, in all his hours of 
pain, in his latest breath, to his reliance upon the One 
mighty to save. He died April 15, 1858, and was buried 
from St. Mark's church, on Sunday the 18th, with demon- 
strations of general sorrow and respect. 

His wife, whose maiden name was Anna Sawyer Mars- 
ton, daughter of Dea. Peter Marston of Orford, N. H., 
survives him. His marriage to her was in Eatonton, Ga. 
Oct. 21, 1843. They had no children except an adopted 
daughter, who died a few weeks before him, at the age of 
nearly 9 jears. Mrs. S. was married to James M. kelson, 
Esq., of Grand Eapids, May 31, 1860. 

A gentleman who had been his pupil, and who succeeded 
to his practice, bears this testimony of him : mi Mr. Sargeant's 
career of active life in this state was brief, but it was suc- 
cessful, and gave evidence of the possession of rare abilities. 
He had scholarship, practical wisdom and a keen insight 
into men and their motives. Nothing could induce him to 
go into a case where the " Equities " were not on the side 
of his client. He wrote well and spoke well. His argu- 
ments before juries were to the point, and seemed to carry 
conviction to the minds of his hearers. * * 

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98 Class Memorial. 

In his profession, as an editor, as a practical Christian, he 
was known, loved and honored through all classes of 
society in the city and country. * * Around him there 
constantly seemed a certain indefinable reserve which for- 
bade a too hasty approach to his confidence, hut this once 
penetrated, his genial humor shone forth with remarkable 
brightness and warmth. He was true to the friends of his 
adoption. * * He was not ambitious of political fame. 
Offices of profit and trust were offered him which he 
modestly declined. He was ambitious only to reach that 
fame which is the reward of substantial merit, the fame of 
the real, true scholar, rather than that of a mere public 
favorite. But he is gone. Just as he seemed to be nearing 
the zenith of his usefulness, just as he had obtained a 
pecuniary competence which released him from all anxiety 
as to earth, he was called away to that Brighter Heaven." 

Says the Grand Rapids Enquirer of April 20, 1858 : " The 
character of Edward E. Sargeant needs no eulogy here. He 
was known and duly appreciated. It may be gratifying to 
his friends at a distance to know the estimation in which 
he was held. His principal characteristics were a clear 
and well disciplined mind, a gentle modest and unassuming 
deportment, and an undeviating adherence to moral princi- 
ples. No voice has ever been raised to question his honor 
or his honesty. As a lawyer he was clear and discriminat- 
ing, considered as good a judge of law as was to be found 
in this part of the state, and he had been looked to, for 
years, as one who would yet dignify the bench of the 
Supreme Court. He has lived beloved ; his impress is on 
the place. He lives in man) hearts that are left behind ; 
and faith tells us he lives with God." 

We extract the following from the funeral discourse pro- 
nounced by Rev. Dr. Cuming, Rector of St. Mark's 
Church : 



Dartmouth, 1843. 99 

" And where will not this loss be felt? Deeply may 
the church whose worship and offices our departed brother 
so much valued, deplore it. Deeply may the profession of 
which he was such an ornament ; deeply may this com- 
munity in many of whose departments there is now left a 
void not easily to be filled, deplore it. Liberally educated, 
well read in his profession, industrious in his habits, of 
close application to business, of unblemished morals, with 
a mind of wonderful quickness of perception, grasp and 
power, he had already shed luster upon his name, his pro- 
fession, our city, our state. Magnanimous, fearless, up- 
right, conscientious, courteous, we were proud of him ; 
we all were proud of him. And we hoped such a stead- 
fast friend, such an able counselor, such an honest man, 
such a cultivated mind, would have been long spared, more 
aud more to adorn and benefit society." 



EDWARD FAY SHERMAN. 

Lawyer ; Secretary of Insurance Co. ; Lowell, Mass. 

Born,— Acton, Mass., Feb. 10, 1821. 

Parents, — Edward and Lucy (Fay) Sherman. 

He prepared for college at New Ipswich Academy, under 
Rev. Charles Shedd, D. C, 1826. After his graduation, 
he was Preceptor of Pittsfield Academy, N. H., autumn of 
1843 and spring of 1844. He commenced the study of law 
while teaching in Pittsfield, in the office of Norris & But- 
ters, D. C, 1828 and 1837; pursued it in 1844, with Hon. 
Tappan Wentworth, in Lowell, Mass. From January, 
1845 to Aug., 1846, he taught private schools in Borden- 
town and in Princeton, N. J. In Aug., 1846, he returned 
to the law office of Mr. Wentworth, in Lowell. He was 



100 Class Memorial. 

admitted to the Middlesex Co. bar, in the spring of 1847, 
and practised with Mr. Wentworth until Oct., 1855. 

At this time he became Secretary and Treasurer of the 
Traders and Mechanics' Insurance Co., in Lowell, which 
office he still holds. He represented Lowell in the Legisla- 
ture of Massachusetts in 1862 and 1867. Is a Director of 
the Prescott Bank, Lowell. He was never fond of law busi- 
ness, but is much esteemed and successful in his present 
post and among his fellow citizens. 

He married, Oct. 28, 1851, Marianne McDonough, daugh- 
ter of John Berry, Esq., of Pittsfield, N. H. She died in 
Lowell, March 18, 1853. 

His second marriage, Dec. 16, 1855, was to Rebecca 
Swan, daughter of Leonard Alden, of Dedham, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1. John Berry, born March 9, 1853. 

-2. Walter Alden, " Aug. 22, 1857. 

3. Edward Swan, " March 3, 1859. 

4. Leonard F., " July 15, 1862. 



LEMUEL CHANDLER SPOFFORD. 

Pastor 0. S. Pres. Church ; Laporte, Laporte Co., Ind. 

Born, — Ipswich, Mass., May 31, 1816. 

Parents, — Chandler and Betsey Walker (Cobb) Spofford, 
the latter a descendant of Lemuel Brewster of the May- 
flower. His parents moved to Bedford, N". H., in his early 
boyhood. 

His preparatory studies were pursued in Gilmanton, N". 
H., under Rev. E. K Hidden, D. C, 1836, and Rev. E. C. 
Cogswell, D. C, 1838. He took his theological course of 
three years, at Bangor, Me., where he graduated, in 1846. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 101 

Appointed by the American Home Missionary Society, 
he preached from Sept., 1846 to 1860, at Fond du Lac, 
Wis. ; built up a strong church, and was signally successful. 
In Nov., 1860, he located at Depere, Brown Co., Wis., 
where he remained as pastor of the 0. S. Pres. church, 
until the spring of 1866, when he settled as pastor of the 
0. S. Pres. church, in Laporte, Ind. In 1858, he was 
Commissioner in the O. S. Presbyterian Assembly, which 
met at New Orleans, La. For two years he was Superin- 
tendent of Schools in Depere. 

In Aug., 1867, while riding, he was stricken with some- 
thing like apoplexy, fell from his carriage and was seri- 
ously injured. From this time his life was one of physical 
decline and suffering. Yet, he continued to perform, so 
far as possible, his pastoral duties to the latest week of 
his life. Sinking away slowly, calmly, and fearlessly, he 
went to rest, April 12, 1869. He is spoken of in a local 
paper, as " the joy of his flock, beloved by all; his life 
was calm and beautiful; he had fought the good fight." 

A brother minister writes of him in the Presbyterian, as 
follows : 

" Few men have had more devoted friends or have won 
them more worthily, than this deceased Christian brother; 
and the tidings of his death will send a wave of sorrow 
through many hearts. He was eminently a follower of the 
Master, and one who largely imbibed and practically illus- 
trated, the Spirit of Christ. His brethren, his churches, 
and the world with which he came in contact, saw that he 
had sat at Jesus' feet, and learned of Him. Of coarse, the 
end of such a man was peaceful. He died as those trust- 
ing in Christ only can die. 

To preach the gospel was this brother's highest joy. 
For this only he lived and desired to live. As long as he 
could stand in his pulpit he insisted upon being taken to 
the church, and upon preaching to his people. And when 



102 Class Memorial. 

he could do this no longer, lie continued to conduct the 
weekly prayer-meeting, which was transferred from the 
church to his own house. On the Thursday evening be- 
fore his death he addressed a few words to those there 
assembled, and at the close of the meeting, lifted up his 
thin and feeble hands and pronounced the usual benedic- 
tion. 

Mr. Spofford was a useful and successful pastor. He 
was an able and an attractive preacher; but perhaps his 
crowning excellence was the beautiful symmetry of his 
Christian character, which made him universally beloved 
where he was known." 

His classmates who remember his good-natured face, his 
genial friendship, and his deep, unostentatious, and uni- 
form piety in college, will not be surprised, but gladdened, 
when they read this testimony to the manner of his ma- 
turer life and its sublime and glorious end. 

He married, July 27, 1846, Esther Parsons, daughter of 
Josiah Parsons, M. D., of Bangor, Me. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Henry Chandler, born April 20, 1853 ; died June 10, 1859. 

2. John Frederick, " Oct. 6, 1856. 

Alice Ellsworth, an adopted daughter, died Dec. 15, 1863, aged 
17 years. 



LYMAN DEWEY STEVENS. 

Attorney at Law ; Concord, ~N. H. 

Born,— Piermont, K H., Sept. 20, 1821. 

Parents, — Caleb and Sally (Dewey) Stevens. 

His preparatory course was pursued at Haverhill 
Academy, K H., John Lord, D. C, 1833, and Daniel F. 
Merrill, D. C, 1836, Principals. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 103 

After graduating, he taught the Academy in Stanstead, 
C. E., two years from Sept., 1843, and assisted Tenney in 
the Academy at Pembroke, N. H., a few weeks in the 
autumn of 1846. 

While in Stanstead he read law with E. C. Johnson, Esq., 
of Derby, Vt., and continued his legal studies in the office 
of Hon. Ira Perley, D. C, 1822, in Concord, N. H., from 
the autumn of 1845 until his admission to the Merrimack 
Co. Bar in Oct., 1847. He immediately opened an office 
in Concord, which he has occupied ever since in the suc- 
cessful practice of his profession, and in the enjoyment of 
that confidence which strict attention to business, uniform 
courtesy, sound discretion and unvarying integrity generally 
secure. 

He has been, for several years, Secretary of Merrimack 
Co. Bar. When Hon. Israel W. Kelly was Pension 
Agent for New Hampshire, he was his clerk. This led to 
an acquaintance with the Pension business, and resulted 
in making his principal business for some years, the prosecu- 
tion of pensions and war claims. He was appointed by Gov. 
Gilmore, to adjust the suspended war claims of New Hamp- 
shire against the United States accruing prior to May, 1863 ; 
also, to attend the dedication of the National Cemetery at 
Gettysburg, Pa., Nov. 19, 1863, as Commissioner from New 
Hampshire. In 1865, he was made a Director of the 
National State Capital Bank. 

His interest in charitable objects has led to his appoint- 
ment as Vice President and Treasurer of the New Hamp- 
shire Missionary Society, and Treasurer of New Hampshire 
Colonization Society. 

In the educational work, he is a Trustee of Boscawen 
Academy and of Kimball Union Academy. He was School 
Committee of Concord two years, and for the years 1864, 
'65, '6Q, a member of the City Board of Education. 



104 Class Memorial. 

He has been, for many years, a Justice of the Peace; 
was City Solicitor in 1855 and 1856 ; and in 1860, '61, '66, 
'67, an influential member of the New Hampshire House 
of Representatives. He was elected Mayor of Concord in 
March, 1868, and reelected in 1869. 

He married, Aug. 21, 1850, Achsah Pollard, daughter of 
Capt, Theodore French, of Concord, N. H. She died of 
consumption, July 2, 1863. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Margaret French, bom May, 6, 1851. 

2. Henry Webster, " March 5, 1853. 



ROBERT STUART. 

Cong. Clergyman; Marshalltown, Marshall Co., P. 0,, 
Iowa. 

Born,— Newtown, N. H., June 19, 1814. 

Parents, — Joseph and Rebecca (Bell) Stuart. 

In college days, his mother resided in Lowell, Mass., 
where Stuart had wrought as shoemaker. His sister, 
Ruth E., was wife of the late S. J. Yarney, the well known 
editor of the Lowell Vox Populi. 

He studied theology at the Seminary in Bangor, Me., 
and graduated Sept., 1846. He was a city missionary in 
Bangor for one year, 1846 to 1847. 

He was ordained and settled in Cascade, Dubuque Co., 
Iowa, Nov., 1847 ; and remained there until Aug. 1, 1852, 
when he was dismissed. Went to Strafford, Vt., and 
preached until Sept., 1854. Owing to the failure of his 
health, he was then obliged to relinquish the ministry and 
labor on a farm. This he continued to do in Norwich, 
Vt., from 1854 to 1859. Being recruited in health, he went 



Dartmouth, 1843. • 105 

to Albany, III., as preacher, in July, 1859. In Jan., 1860, 
he began to preach in Orford, Tama Co., Iowa, and in May 
following, in Green-Mountain, Iowa. He supplied both 
places until July, 1868. Now he is stated preacher at the 
latter place, with a growing and prosperous church and 
pleasant relations. He is a self-denying, good, and useful 
minister. 

He married Harriet Molencia, daughter of Ashley 
Blodgett, of Middlesex, Vt., Oct. 16, 1849. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Emma White, born Dec. 22, 1851. 

2. Sarah Jane, " Sept. 20, 1853. 

3. Son, " March 19, 1864; died May 16, 1866. 

4. Daughter, " Feb., 4, 1867. 



JOSEPH EMERSON SWALLOW. 

Pastor of Cong. Church; Groton, New London Co., Ct. 

Born,— Nashua, N. H., April 21, 1817. 

Parents, — Dea. Joseph and Betsey (Twist) Swallow. 

His preparatory course was pursued at Nashua, N. H., 
Pepperell and Andover, Mass. 

He spent two years after graduating, chiefly in teaching. 
From autumn of 1845, he spent one year in Andover 
Theological Seminary and two years in the Union Theolo- 
gical Seminary, New York City, where he graduated in 
1848. He was ordained and settled in Greenport, L. I., 
July 18, 1848, from which place he was dismissed, April, 
1850. After spending a few months in Nashua recruiting 
his health, he was installed at Wilmington, Mass., March, 
26, 1851 ; dismissed January 1, 1856. Installed at Nan- 
tucket, Mass., May, 1856; dismissed Aug. 24, 1858. 
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106 Class Memorial. 

Installed, Southampton, Mass., Oct. 6, 1859; dismissed 
Oct. 6, 1862. 

He removed to Woburn, Mass., with impaired health, and 
spent his time mostly, after two years, in supplying vacant 
pulpits in the vicinity. A difficulty which arose between 
himself and Rev. Dr. Bodwell, D. C, 1833, of whose 
church he was a member, became a public matter and re- 
sulted in his expulsion. The action of the church was 
rescinded by the Council of Churches which sat upon the 
case subsequently. He left Woburn, and was installed over 
a church in Groton, Ct., June 11, 1867. 

He was married, Nov. 1, 1848, to Maria Elizabeth, 
daughter of Thomas Gibson, Esq., of Townsend, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Harriett Endicott, born March 22, 1850; died July 18, 1851. 

2. Edward Emerson, " July 20, 1852. 

3. Francis Owen, Dec. 16, 1854. 



LEVI BENJAMIN TAFT. 

Attorney at Law; Chicago, Cook Co., 111. 

Born, — Bellingham, Mass., Aug. 6, 1821. 

Parents, — Benjamin, of Eichmond, N. H., and Vienna 
(Cook) Taft, of South Bellingham, Mass. 

He went to Detroit, Mich., and read law with Hon. 
Jacob M. Howard and Messrs. Barstow & Lockwood. 
Was admitted to the bar, in that city, in 1845. Soon after, 
he was appointed by Chief Justice John McLean, Master 
in Chancery and Commissioner of the United States Courts 
for the District of Michigan, which office he held till he 
left the state, in 1853. He was in the practice of law in 



Dartmouth, 1843. 107 

Detroit till February, 1848, being for some time law part- 
ner with Hon. Harrison C. Hobart, D. C, 1842. 

At this date he went to Mies, Mich., and became partner 
with Hon. Hiram F. Mather, with whom he is still asso- 
ciated. In the spring of 1849, he was chosen Recorder 
and corporation Attorney for the city of Mies. In 1850, 
being the whig candidate, he was elected Prosecuting At- 
torney for the county of Berrien for two years,, while the 
democratic candidates for other county offices were chosen 
by more than three hundred majority, — a substantial proof 
of his popularity. He was, also, Inspector of Schools in 
Mies. 

In January, 1853, he removed to Chicago, where he still 
resides in the practice of his profession. In Chicago, he 
was one of the founders and trustees of the Third Presby- 
terian church ; was several years vice president and presi- 
dent of the Chicago Bible Society. In February, 1863, he 
was made a life member of the American Bible Society. 

In 1858, he was elected a member of the Chicago Board 
of Education, which office he held several years. In 1864, 
he was chairman of the Board. He has been abundantly 
blest in professional and domestic life. 

He married in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Mich., Dec. 24, 
1846, Julia Ann, daughter of Jacob G. Bishop, formerly 
of Homer, M Y. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Levi Cook, born Feb. 12, 1851. 

2. Jennie Bryan, " May 2, 1855. 

3. Harriet Maria, " Nov. 28, 1858; died, Sept. 29, 1859. 

4. Sarah Bishop, " Oct. 17, 1860. 

5. Julia Addie, " Aug. 1, 1863. 



108 Class Memorial. 



JONATHAN TENNEY. 

Teacher; Albany, N. Y. 

Born, — Corinth, Orange Co., Vt, Sept. 14, 1817. 

Parents, — Jonathan and Lydia Owen (Crane) Tenney. 

Thomas Tenney, the common ancestor of the Tenneys 
of this country, was an English Puritan, born in Yorkshire, 
England, and a member of the Ezekiel Rogers colony, 
which, in 1639, settled the " Rogers Plantation," now Row- 
ley, Mass., and vicinity. 

From his early boyhood, his parents had their home in 
Newbury, Yt. In the Seminary in this town under the 
tuition of Rev. Charles Adams and Rev. Osmon C. Baker, 
D. D., since a Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
and in Bradford Academy, Yt, Rev. Franklin Butler, 
Principal, he pursued his studies preparatory to college. 

The following is extracted from a sketch of Tenney pre- 
pared by Hon. Henry Barnard, late Commissioner of the 
National Bureau of Education and published in the Ame- 
rican Journal of Education, for Dec, 1866. 

* * * After graduating in 1843, he taught for 
a short time, the Academy in Hebron, N. H. ; but resigned 
in order to establish a High School in Newbury, Yt., 
which was successfully organized under his care. He was 
then, five years Principal of Pembroke Academy, N. H., 
which attained under his management a high reputation 
and popularity. A portion of his time was here devoted 
to the study of law ; but he adopted teaching as his pro- 
fession, and from this time lost no opportunity to extend 
his acquaintance with the best schools and educators, their 
principles and methods. A desire for wider experience, 
a spirit of independent and progressive action, and an un- 
willingness to become settled in any one routine of thought 
and action, have induced a frequent change of position by 



Dartmouth, 1843. 109* 

voluntary resignations, and have prompted the undertak- 
ing of much collateral work. 

* * * In 1854, he undertook with great success, 
the editorship of an independent weekly newspaper. 
From 1855 to 1857, he was, at the same time, Chairman 
of the School Committee of Manchester, Commissioner of 
Schools for Hillsborough Co., and Secretary of the State 
Board of Education. His Reports in these several capaci- 
ties were full, able, and models of their kind. During this 
time, he introduced various reforms in the city schools, 
visited many schools of the state, conducted Teachers In- 
stitutes, and lectured and taught upon various subjects in 
all parts of the state. In 1854, he was the originator of 
the New Hampshire State Teachers' Association, and has 
always been one of its most active and practical workers 
and supporters. He was elected its President in 1855 and 
1856 ; and was, after Jan., 1862, the resident editor of the 
New Hampshire Journal of Education. He prepared and 
published the first catalogue of teachers and schools that 
has ever appeared for any state; and has contributed 
largely to the educational and other statistics of the 
country. * * * 

In. Aug., 1849, resigning his place in Pembroke, he 
became Master of the South Grammar School in Lawrence, 
Mass. Being elected Principal of Pittsfield High School, 
Mass., he entered upon this trust in Nov., 1850; organized 
the school, and remained in its charge until his resignation 
in March, 1853. While here he was actively engaged in 
the educational work of the state, especially in Berk- 
shire Co. Returning to New Hampshire, he was chosen 
Principal of Manchester High School in April, 1853 ; 
and held the place until he resigned in Nov., 1854, to 
become Editor and Publisher of the Stars and Stripes. 
This he sold at the end of one year, to enter upon the 
public work of education. 



110 Class Memorial. 

During the two years next succeeding, he was occupied 
chiefly in his duties as chairman of the School Committee 
of Manchester; in visiting the schools of the thirty-one 
towns of Hillsborough Co., and giving about seventy-five 
public addresses; in arranging and conducting his own 
county institutes for ten weeks, and lecturing in those of 
eight of the ten counties of the state ; in conducting cor- 
respondence as Secretary of the Board of Education ; and 
in preparing the city, county, and state school reports. 

In 1856, the Trustees of Boscawen Academy, N. H., a 
school founded by Eev. Dr. Samuel Wood, D. C, 1779,, 
and Hon. Ezekiel Webster, D. C, 1804, having proposed 
to repair their buildings, lease the same free of expense 
for twenty years, and surrender to him their trust, he ac- 
cepted the proposition ; opened his school in March,. 1857, 
under the name of Elm wood Literary Institute, and suc- 
cessfully sustained it through the next nine years of finan- 
cial depression and civil war. 

In Sept., 1866, having sold his interest in Boscawen, six 
months previous, he purchased in Newton Center, Mass.,. 
and opened a family and day school for girls, called Silver 
Lake Institute, which he disposed of in July, 1868 ; went 
to Albany, N. Y., the health of his family requiring change, 
and accepted temporarily the state agency of a New York 
Life Insurance Company. 

His invitations to take charge of other Schools, and 
School Institutes and Superintendencies have been very 
many ; and he proposes to return to his profession as an 
educator, when the desired location opens to him. 

He has always been a member and working officer in 
Sabbath Schools and local literary and religious conven- 
tions and associations. He is a life member of the Ame- 
rican Home Missionary Society, and of the American 
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. 



Dartmouth, 1843. Ill 

In civil affairs, besides being an officer in several politi- 
cal organizations, he has been Moderator of town meet- 
ings, and has held commissions as Coroner and as State 
Justice, in New Hampshire. During the late war he served 
as Enrolling Officer. 

He is a Corresponding Member of the Vermont, Wis- 
consin, and New Hampshire Historical, and New England 
Historic-Genealogical Societies, and of other literary asso- 
ciations. 

He has lectured before several academies and educa- 
tional associations in New England and New York. He 
has been an officer in Essex County, Middlesex County, 
Berkshire County, and Massachusetts State Teachers' 
Associations. In every large town where he has taught, 
he has organized and helped sustain Teachers' Associa- 
tions. Out of the one in Manchester originated the New 
Hampshire State Association, which was organized at 
Concord in June, 1854, incorporated the next July, and 
has, ever since, been the most interesting and efficient 
agency in the educational progress of that state, through 
its annual meetings and publications. 

In 1855 and 1856, he was a member of the School Com- 
mittee in Manchester, N. H. ; also, for six years, School 
Committee of Boscawen, N. H. Besides Institute work 
in New Hampshire, he has done the same work in Ver- 
mont, Massachusetts, and New York. In 1865, he was 
appointed by Gov. Frederick Smyth, School Commissioner 
for Merrimack Co., N. H., which place he resigned on 
leaving the state in 1866. 

Besides numerous contributions to the Newspapers and 
Magazines and as Editor of Stars and Stripes, 1854-5 ; 
Massachusetts Teacher, 1853, and New Hampshire Jour- 
nal of Education, 1860, '61, '62, he has prepared the follow- 
ing publications: — 1. Septenary Catalogue of Dartmouth 
Class of 1843, 1850 ; 2. Reports on the Schools of Manchester, 



112 Class Memorial. 

N. H., 1856 ; 3 to 8. Six Annual Reports on Schools in Bos- 
cawen N. H., 1858 — 64; 9, 10. Tenth and Eleventh Annual 
Reports of New Hampshire Board of Education, 1856, 1857; 
11. Watch Repairer's Hand-Book, Boston, 1868 ; 12. Class 
Memorial of Dartmouth Class of 1843, Albany, 1869; 13, 
14. Two Reports on Schools of Hillsborough Co., N. H., 
1856,1857; 15. Genealogical and Historical Memoirs of the 
Tenney Family ; a work of about 500 pages, now in pre- 
paration. Also numerous Academic Catalogues, Statisti- 
cal Reports and Circulars on various topics. 

He married in Boston, Mass., March 20, 1852, Harriette 
Ackland, daughter of Calvin Bachelder, M. D., D. C, 
1825, of Salisbury, N. H., and Preceptress of Pittsfield 
High School, Mass. She died in Boscawen, N. H., Sept. 
13, 1864. 

He married, Sept. 19, 1866, Ellen Janette, daughter of 
Jonathan B. LeGro, of Great Falls, N. H., and late Asso- 
ciate Teacher in Elmwood Institute, Boscawen, N. H., 
in Rhode Island Normal School, and in Prof. Lincoln's 
Young Ladies' School, Providence, R. I. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Calvin Pettengill, born Sept. 2, 1853; died July 30, 1859. 

2. Harriette Lydia, " Dec. 7, 1857. 

3. Hermann Jonathan, " Mar. 29, 1860. 

4. Ellen Celina, " June 30, 1864; " Aug. 5, 1865. 



EBEN FRANKLIN TUCKE. 

Attorney at Law; Exeter, Rockingham Co., N. H. 
Born,— Kensington, N. H., Feb. 16, 1822. 
Parents, — Samuel and Martha (Fogg) Tucke. 
His preparatory course was pursued at Phillip's Exeter 
Academy, N. H., under Gideon L. Soule, LL. D. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 113 

After leaving college, he studied law at the Dane Law 
School in Cambridge, Mass., and in Exeter, !N". H. He 
was admitted to the bar in Rockingham Co., N. H., and 
practiced in Exeter, as long as he lived. The only civil 
office he held was that of Justice of the Peace. 

He died in Exeter, May 31, 1857. 

Tucke was endowed by nature with commanding person, 
large mental capabilities, and genial humor. He had 
many friends in his collegiate days. 

May 21, 1850, he married M. Elizabeth, daughter of 
Jeremiah L. Robinson, of Exeter, ~N. H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Florence I., born Dec. 10, 1852. 

2. Charlie R., « January 16, 1855 ; died Feb. 22, 1855. 

3. Frank J. r " Aug. 20, 1856 j " Dec. 22, 1857. 

JOHN RILEY VAENEY. 

Civil Engineer ; Teacher; Lawyer; Editor; Dover, ~N. H. 

Born —Dover, N. H., March 26, 1819. 

Parents, — James Bowdoin and Sarah Byles (Riley) 
Varney. 

His preparation for college was made under Rev. E. !N". 
Hidden, D. C, 1836, at Gilmanton Academy, 1ST. H., and 
Rev. K E. and B. 0. Marble, D. C, 1834 and 1838, in 
Dover, N. H. 

He taught in Franklin Academy, Dover, N. H., from 
1843 to 1845. Was engaged as civil engineer on various 
rail roads in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, 
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, and Canada, from 
1846 to 1855. He was Clerk of the Supreme Judicial 
Court and Court of Common Pleas for Strafford Co., N. H., 
from May, 1856 to Sept., 1860. Represented his native 
city in the New Hampshire Legislature, in 1856 and 1857. 
In 1860, he was elected Professsor of Mathematics, in 
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114 Class Memorial. 

Dartmouth College, which position he held three years. 
During the winter of 1862-3, he was clerk of the Naval 
Committee of the U. S. Senate. 

Having read law with Hon. Daniel Blaisdell, D. C, 1827, 
of Hanover, and Richard Kimball, Esq., of Dover, he was 
admitted to the bar in Grafton Co., Sept., 1863, and com- 
menced practice in Dover with Hon. John P. Hale, March, 
1864. Since Oct. 1, 1865, he has been Post Master of the 
city of Dover. He is also one of the editors and pro- 
prietors of the Dover Enquirer. Has been a member of the 
School Committee and of the board of Selectmen of Dover. 

With a head full of knowledge and a heart full of cha- 
rity, Yarney is, in spite of the rude world, the same cheer- 
ful, useful man, and obliging friend he always was. 

He married, Nov. 21, 1848, Susan Kittredge, youngest 
daughter of Amos Kimball, of West Boxford, Mass. She 
died in Dover, January 12, 1851. 

Dec. 25, 1860, he was married to Isabella Graham, eld- 
est daughter of Hon. Richard Kimball, of Dover, N. H. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Susan Kimball, born Jan. 12, 1851; died Jan 12, 1851. 

2. Margaret Pendexter, " June 11, 1865. 

3. Harriett O'Brien, " Nov. 7, 1866. 



THOMAS LAFAYETTE WAKEFIELD. 

Attorney at Law ; Boston, Mass. 

Born, — Londonderry, Vt., June 15, 1817. 

Parents, — Thomas Bridge and Submit (Ross) Wakefield. 
John H. Wakefield, Esq., D. C, 1838, and Dr. J. F. Wake- 
field of Maiden, Mass., are his brothers. 

He pursued his ante-collegiate studies in Chester Aca- 
demy, Vt., and Lancaster Academy, N. H. He entered 
college in March, 1840, six months in advance. 



Dartmouth, 18 A3. 115 

He taught the Academy in Lancaster, N". H., in the 
autumn of 1843. He then went to Bordentown, N". J., as 
tutor in a private family. There he remained over a year, 
reading law, at the same time, in the office of G. S. Can- 
non, Esq. In May, 1845, he went to Broadalbin, Fulton 
Co., N". Y., formed a partnership in the law business with 
H. E. Smith, Esq., continuing his studies. He was admit- 
ted to the bar of Fulton Co., at Johnstown, N". Y., Oct., 
1845, and to the Supreme Court of the state, at Albany, 
"N. Y., Jan., 1847. He was elected District Attorney for 
Fulton Co., in April, 1847, which office he held until his 
resignation in 1849, on leaving the county. 

In April, 1849, he opened a law office in Boston, Mass., 
at No. 10 Court St., where he has ever since been devot- 
ing himself to his profession ; and gaining, by his fidelity 
and skill, the confidence of his clients and a large practice. 
H. E. Smith, Esq., and his brother, J. H. Wakefield, Esq., 
were partners in his earlier practice in Boston. His business 
since 1854 has been chiefly in the United States Courts, in 
patent cases. Until 1851, his residence was Chelsea, since 
then it has been Dedham, Mass. This town he represented 
in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1865 and 1866. 

He married, in Chester, Vt., Jane, daughter of Dr. Wm. 
Perry, of Fayetteville, Vt, Jan. 16, 1845. She died in 
Dedham, Mass., March 25, 1853. 

His second marriage was in Dedham, Mass., Nov. 8, 
1855, to Francis Anna, daughter of Rev. John P. Lathrop, 
ofU. S. Navy. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Gertrude Jane, bom May 17, 1847; died Oct. 12, 1849. 

2. Thomas Heber, M Aug. 28, 1850. 

3. Jane Maria, " March 25, 1853. 

4. John Lathrop, " July 3, 1859. 

5. Frank Mortimer, " July 19, 1862. 

6. Julius Ross, " April, 27, 1866. 



116 Class Memokial. 



DANIEL SMITH WHEELER. 

Teacher; Minerva; Mason Co., Ky. 

Born,— South Reading, Vt, Oct, 28, 1817. 

Parents, — John Wheeler, Esq., and Annis (Smith) 
Wheeler. 

Hon. Albert D. Hagar, of Proctersville, the distinguished 
Vermont State Geologist, married his sister Julia, who died 
May, 1849. 

He fitted for college in the academies of Chester and 
Ludlow, Vt. He taught a select school in Springfield, 
Vt., during the autumn of 1841. 

On the 16th of August, 1843, he left home to fulfill an 
engagement as a teacher; Sept. 15th, he commenced his 
school in Minerva, Mason Co., Ky.; Oct. 3d, he closed it 
for the last time. The excitement and exertions of the last 
few weeks were too much for his delicate health. 

Oct. 12th, he died of bilious fever succeeding hemorrhage. 
He was buried in Minerva, on the banks of Ohio river, 
seventy miles above Cincinnati. 

Wheeler was an invalid all his college days. He 
scarcely knew, says a family friend, what comfortable 
health was. He had several attacks of pulmonary hemor- 
rhage. With all this hindrance, he ranked well as a scholar, 
and was always an active and public spirited member of the 
class. It was natural to him to please ; he always put the 
bright side out to his friends. Gentle, genial, generous, 
his manners winning, his bearing noble, he secured in an 
unusual degree, the respect and affection of his classmates. 

With unaffected sincerity, we say, Honor to his memory, 
rest to his emancipated spirit. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 117 



CHAELES WILLIAMS. 

Rail road Engineer; Agent; Beloit, Rock Co., Wis. 

Born, — Westminster, Mass., Sept. 14, 1816. 

Parents, — Isaac and Polly (Eaton) Williams. 

His college fitting was pursued in Jamestown, N". Y., 
with Geo. W. Parker, Esq. After graduating, he taught 
awhile in Canton and Jamestown, "N. Y. 

He read law with Judge Marvin, Jamestown, ~N. Y., 
and Judge Storer of Cincinnati, 0. The necessity to his 
health of an active, out door life, led him to choose the 
vocation of an Engineer. After 1847, was engaged 
as EDgineer or Agent on the New York and Erie, 
Atlantic and Great Western, and Minnesota Central Rail 
Roads. He was, for awhile, Land Commissioner for 
the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Rail Road, by appoint- 
ment of the governor of Minnesota. 

His residences since leaving college, have been in Can- 
ton, jN". Y., one year; in Jamestown, !N". Y., ten years; in 
Faribault, Min., six years. Since 1862, his residence has 
been in Beloit, Wis. His success seems to have been good. 
Now engaged in traveling agencies in the Northern Cen- 
tral states. 

He married, May 11, 1847, Mary Farnsworth, of Fitch- 
burg, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Mary Tyler, born May 30, 1850. 

2. Emma Francis, " Sept. 25, 1857. 

3. Charles Washburn, " June 18, 1859. 



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LUTHER OEVAL WDTSLOW. 

Cumb. Pres. Clergyman; Teacher; "Wingos Station, 
Graves Co., Ky. 

Born,— Westfield, Vt, April 30, 1817. 

Parents, — Dea. Luther and Mary (Hitchcock) Winslow, 
They, for many years, resided in Sunderland, Mass. 

His preparatory course was pursued under "Rev. Dr. E. 
E. Adams, D. C, 1836, at Lyndon Academy, Yt. 

In Sept., 1843, he went to Louisville, Ky., and spent 
about one year in that vicinity. In Nov., 1844, he went to 
Memphis, Tenn., and soon after, to Marshall Co., Miss. 
Here and in De Soto Co., Miss., he was engaged in teach- 
ing until the spring of 1852. 

In March, 1847, he received license to preach the gospel 
from the Mac Donald Presbytery of the Cumberland Presby- 
terian Church, and was ordained by the same Presbytery 
in 1849. 

He removed, in April, 1852, to Graves Co., Ky., in the 
south-west part of that state, where he now resides. He 
carries on a farm of eighty acres, and preaches in churches, 
school houses, and in arbors in the woods, — to no organized 
congregation, being hindered by rebel influence. He has 
suffered, like most Union men in Kentucky, for fealty to 
country and conscience; but writes cheerfully and hope- 
fully. 

He married, Dec. 9, 1847, in Marshall Co., Miss., 
Eebecca Marien, daughter of David Mann Gill, of Ten- 
nesee. 

CHILDREN. 

1. David Luther, born Feb. 10, 1850. 

2. Robert Bainbridge, " Oct. 17, 1852. 

3. Mary Maria, " Dec. 22, 1855 j died Sept. 18, 1864. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 119 



4. Nathan Bird, born Sept. 14, 1858. 

5. Quinton Gill, " July 13. 1861. 

6. Henry Martin, " Aug. 18, 1864. 

7. William Wirt, " Jan. 25, 1867. 



ABEL WOOD. 

Cong. Clergyman ; Teacher ; Albany, N. Y. 

Born, — Westminster, Mass., Jan. 7, 1818. 

Parents, — Dea. Benjamin F., and Lucinda (Merriam) 
Wood. Franklin Wood, D. C, 1841, is a brother. 

His preparatory course was pursued at Westminster 
Academy, under Rev. James T. McCollom, D. C, 1835, 
and li. S. Hitchcock. 

In the autumn of 1843, he was chosen the first Principal of 
the Beloit Seminary, Wis., out of which grew Beloit Col- 
lege, and remained one year. 

He studied theology at Andover Theological Seminary, 
and graduated in 1848. Was licensed by the Worcester 
North Association, Mass., and supplied the Cong, church 
in Warner, N. H., one year from Feb., 1851; and the 
1st Cong, church in St. Johnsbury, Yt., six months 
from Sept., 1853. His health has compelled him to de- 
cline all calls to assume a pastorate, and led him to adopt 
teaching as a profession. He still preaches frequently on 
the sabbath. 

He was principal of Canton Academy, St Lawrence Co., 
K Y., in 1849-50; of Gilbertsville Collegiate Institute, 
Otsego Co., K Y., from March, 1852 to March, 1853; 
and from March, 1854 to July, 1856. From Aug., 1856 
to March, 1869, he was associate teacher in the widely 
known Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, IS". H., with 
the veteran Cyrus S. Richards, LL.D., D. C, 1835. At 



120 Class Memorial. 

this latter date, he became Principal of the Albany Aca- 
demy, Albany, E". Y. 

As a teacher, he is judicious, accurate, and much es- 
teemed. Id 1863, he was chosen a Yice President of the 
American Institute, and he has been an active member 
and officer of the New Hampshire State Teachers' Associa- 
tion, and of other educational and charitable bodies. He 
has labored acceptably in the New Hampshire Teachers' 
Institutes. 

He married, July 26, 1849, Sarah Ann, daughter of 
Aaron Patten, of Kingston, N. H., and sister of classmate 
Patten. Before marriage she was a successful Preceptress. 

CHILDREN. 
1. William Benjamin, born March 23, 1851. 



WILLIAM RIDDLE WOODBURY. 

Lawyer; Land Agent; Farmer; Bedford, Hillsborough 
Co., K H. 

Born,— Bedford, K H., Dec. 31, 1821. 

Parents, — Peter P. Woodbury, M. D., and Martha 
(Riddle) Woodbury. He is a nephew of Hon. Levi Wood- 
bury, D. C, 1809, and Rev. James Trask Woodbury; 
cousin of Hon. Luke Woodbury, D. C. 1820. Peter Trask 
Woodbury, D. C, 1839, is a brother. 

He fitted for college at Gilmanton Academy, N. H. 

After graduating, he went to Detroit, Mich., where he 
was engaged in mercantile pursuits for about a year and a 
half. Thence he went to Sheboygan, Wis., and followed 
speculating in land. 

He was associated for awhile with Hon. H. C. Hobart, 
D. C, 1842, in law practice, and held the office of a Land 
Agent. 



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121 



He was successful for a time ; but an unfortunate turn in 
bis business led bim back to bis old home in Bedford, 
wbere he remained one year. He returned to Wisconsin ; 
but tarried there only about six months. Came again to 
Bedford in failing health, and lived, for several years, 
cultivating a farm belonging to his father. 

He died in Bedford, May, 27, 1860, and was buried in 
the cemetery in that town. 

Woodbury might have been one of the brightest orna- 
ments of his class. Endowed by nature with an active and 
acute mind, belonging to a family of decided talent and in- 
fluence, few had finer advantages. 

In Detroit, Mich., June 1, 1847, he married Elizabeth 
Louisa Jackson, of Rochester, "N. Y. She died in Bedford, 
April 27, 1859. 



1. Anna, 

2. Charles Perkins, 

3. Jennie, 

4. Martha Kiddle, 

5. George G-ordon, 



CHILDREN. 

born March 18, 1848. 
" Feb. 2, 1850. 

" May 17, 1853 ; died Aug. 12, 1860. 
" May 25, 1856. 
" April 14, 1859. 



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GRADUATED 
AT OTHER COLLEGES OR IN OTHER YEARS. 



JAMES WOODBURY BOYDEK 

Attorney at Law ; Chicago, 111. 

Born,— Beverly, Mass., May 18, 1822. 

Parents,— Dr. Wyatt C, D. C, 1819, and Elizabeth 
(Woodbury) Boyden. 

Fitted for college in his native town. He entered our 
class in 1841, and remained only a short time. Gradu- 
ated at Harvard University in 1843. He read law with 
Hon. Robert Rantoul, Jr., of Beverly, and Edward Dick- 
inson, Esq., of Amherst, Mass., where he commenced 
practice, and held some town offices. He was last heard 
of in Chicago, 111. He married, May 18, 1847, Eliza, 
daughter of Hon. John Dickinson, of Amherst, Mass., and 
sister of the wife of Rev. Dr. Harris, President of Bowdoin 
College. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Mary, born June, 1848. 

2. Elizabeth, « Sept., 1849. 



RALPH WEBSTER COLE. 

Attorney at Law ; Grand Rapids, Mich. 
Born,— Orford, K H., Jan. 25,1818. 
Parents, — John and Eunice (Mies) Cole. 
His preparatory course was pursued in the Academies 
at Bradford and Thetford, Vt., and Meriden, K H. He 



Dartmouth, 1843. 123 



was with us through our Freshman year ; went to Union 
College, and graduated in 1843. He read law in Lodi, 
N. Y., two years, and one year with Hon. Leonard Wilcox, 
in Orford, N". H. In Dec., 1846, he began to practice in 
Grand Rapids, Mich., and continued to do so until his 
decease. Classmate Sargeant was his partner about one 
year. 

He was Postmaster of Grand Rapids in 1849 ; City So- 
licitor, 1850, '54, '55; Alderman, 1853 ; and Mayor, 1851, 
'52. Also, in 1847, '48, for one year he was Associate 
Editor of Grand Bajpids Eagle. 

He died of small pox, in Grand Rapids, July, 30, 1855, 
and was buried there. With few early advantages, he, 
by perseverance, energy, and good character, made life a 
success. Says a city paper, after his decease : " In all his 
official situations he acquitted himself with credit. * * * 
He was a man of few words, but of many thoughts. * * 
Remarkably attentive to business. * * * A counselor, 
at once frank, honorable, and reliable. As a gentleman, 
he was courteous without ostentation, decided in his 
opinions, free from acrimony. * * * The friends of 
temperance and good morals have lost, in his death, a 
consistent, energetic and uncompromising advocate, and 
one whose services were always freely and promptly 
rendered." 

He married Julia, daughter of William Mosely, Esq., 
of Grand Rapids, Dec, 19, 1847. 

CHILDREN. 

1. John Clarke, born Oct* 4, 1848. 

2. Charles, " May, 9, 1850 j died March 13, 1860. 

3. Ralph W.ebster, " Sept., 22, 1853. 

4. William Mosely, " Sept., 2, 1855. 



124 Class Memorial. 



JAMES JENNISON" GILES. 

Pres. Clergyman ; St. Johnsville, Montgomery Co., N". Y. 

Born,— Kingsboro', Fulton Co., K Y., Jan. 9, 1816. 

His borne was at St. Jobnsville, Montgomery Co., BT. Y. 

He was at Dartmouth through Freshman and Sophomore 
years; graduated at Union College in 1843; studied theol- 
ogy one year in Union Seminary, New York city, and at 
Princeton, 1ST. J., two years. 

It was his intention to go as a missionary to China ; but 
his health failing, he was obliged to relinquish his purpose. 

He died Oct. 10, 1846, as is supposed, at St. Johnsville, 
!N\ Y. He was a retiring, honest, sincere man, who 
wished only to know and do his duty. 



TALLYRAND GROVER. 

When in college he hailed from Bethel, Me., where he 
was born about 1822. He was with us through Freshman 
year; graduated from Bowdoin College in 1843. 

He is reported to have been teaching in Philadelphia, 
Pa., and in Camden, N. J., most of the time prior to 1850. 
He is reported in the last Bowdoin Triennial, as Professor 
of Rhetoric and Modern and Ancient Languages in Dela- 
ware College, and as having died in 1859, aged thirty-seven 
years. While at Dartmouth, he was noted for diligence 
in his studies, fine sensibilities, unobtrusive manners, and 
remarkable precision in his recitations. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 125 



ALVAH HOYEY. 

Professor in Theological Institution; Newton Center, 
Mass. 

Born, — Green, Chenango Co., N. Y., March 5, 1820. 

Parents, — Alfred and Abigail (Howard) Hovey. Amos 
White, D. C, 1842, and Charles Edward, D. C, 1852, are 
brothers. His parents moved to Thetford, Yt. 

He fitted for college in Thetford and Brandon, Yt. ; 
entered with the class in Aug., 1839; left early in his 
Junior year, 1841, to teach in Derby Academy, Yt. ; and 
returned to graduate in the Class of 1844. 

After graduation, he taught fifteen months in New Lon- 
don Academy, N. H. He pursued a regular course of 
study in Newton Theological Institution, graduating in 
1848. He supplied the Baptist Church, New Gloucester, 
Me., one year from Aug. 1848 ; was ordained in Boston, 
autumn of 1849; preached in East Cambridge, Mass., one 
and a half years ; returned to Newton Center early in 
1850 ; was elected Teacher of Hebrew in the Theological 
Institution in Newton ; was soon after appointed Professor 
of Ecclesiastical History ; and, later, Professor of Christ- 
ian Theology, which position he now holds. In 1861--62, 
he, with his wife, made a visit to Europe, spending nine 
months on the continent, partly in travel and partly in the 
German Universities. 

He received the degree of D. D., from Brown Univer- 
sity in 1856. 

He has declined an invitation to the Presidency of 
Madison University, N. Y. ; also, the charge of the Crozer 
Theological Seminary at Upland, Penn. He was a pro- 
minent candidate for the Presidency of Brown University 
to succeed Rev. Dr. Sears. As a clear-headed, learned 



126 Class Memorial. 

theologian, and impressive teacher, he ranks high. He 
frequently preaches in vacant pulpits, or on special occa- 
sions. 

His literary productions are numerous, sound, and valu- 
able. Among them are the following volumes: 1. — An 
Inaugural Address, delivered June 28, 1854, 30 pp. 2. Life 
of John Chrysostom ; translation, 1854, 239 pp. 3. Life 
and Times of Rev. Isaac Backus, 1859, 369 pp. 4. The 
Christian Pastor, 1856, 60 pp. 5. The state of the Impenitent 
Dead. 6. Hare's Mission of the Comforter, 1859, 160 pp. 
7. The Miracles of Christ, 1864, 319 pp. 8. The Scriptural 
Law of Divorce, 1866, 170 pp. Besides these are many 
elaborate and able articles published in the Christian 
Review, Bibliotheca Sacra, and other periodicals. 

He was married Sept. 24, 1852, to Augusta Maria, 
daughter of Marshall Spring Rice, Esq., of Newton Cen- 
ter, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

1. G-eorge Rice, born January 17, 1860. 

2. Agnes Curtis, " Aug. 23, 1861 ; died Aug. 23,1861. 

3. Helen Augusta, " May 13, 1863. 

4. Hattie Lee, " March 23, 1865. 

5. Frederick Howard, " Oct. 7, 1868. 



DANIEL OSGOOD QUIKBY. 

Born in Amesbury, Mass. Entered our class in the 
spring of 1840 and remained two terms. 

He graduated at Bowdoin College in 1843, and became 
a lawyer. He resided for a time in Amesbury, Mass. 
Is said to be married ; was teaching in Jamaica, Long 
Island, at latest accounts. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 127 



CHARLES FRANKLIN STOCKWELL. 

Born,— Lancaster, K H., Sept. 28, 1817. 

Parents, — Ephraim and Sarah R. (Greenleaf) Stockwell. 

His preparation for college was made at Newbury Semi- 
nary, Yt. He entered Dartmouth in 1838, and spent one 
year. His name appears in our class in freshman year, but, 
it is believed he never recited with us. He entered Wes- 
leyan University, Middletown, Conn., where he graduated 
in 1843. He was Principal of Albion Seminary, Albion, 
Mich., from 1843 to 1850, preaching meanwhile, and read- 
ing law. In 1850, he started for California, as is supposed 
to enter upon law practice. He died of fever, on his pas- 
sage, soon after he had crossed the isthmus, and was buried 
in the Pacific ocean. 

He married Louisa Peabody, in Michigan, 1844. 

CHILDREN. 
1. Maddie, born Aug., 1845. 



SAMUEL ROYALL THURSTON. 

Attorney at Law; Portland, Oregon. 

Born, — Monmouth, Kennebec Co., Me., April 17, 1816. 

Parents, — True W. and Priscilla (Royall) Thurston. 

His father moved to Peru, Oxford Co., Me., in 1819, 
where Samuel remained working on a farm until he was 
seventeen years old, when an injury changed his plans for 
life. He fitted for college at Maine Wesleyan Seminary, 
Readfield, Me. 

In a letter writteu to classmate Adams, dated Washing- 
ton, D. C, Dec. 29, 1849, he tells his own story. 



128 Class Memorial. 

" I was a member of the Freshman class of Dartmouth 
College in the spring and summer of 1840. I left that 
college at the close of the year, and entered Bowdoin Col- 
lege, Maine, in the fall of the same year, as a member of 
the Sophomore class, and graduated in the fall of 1843, six 
years ago last fall. I then read and practiced law in Bruns- 
wick, Me., till the fall of 1845, when I removed to Burling- 
ton, in the then territory of Iowa, where I remained until 
the spring of 1847, practicing my profession, and editing 
the Iowa Gazette, the leading democratic paper of that 
state. 

In the spring of 1847, the climate of Iowa not agreeing 
with me, I bought up an ox team of five yokes of oxen, 
two cows and a horse, took my wife and child of three 
months old, in the wagon, and my goad in my hand, and 
drove that team two thousand four hundred miles, arriv- 
ing in the valley of the Willamette river, Oregon, on the 
12th day of September, 1847. 

I then renewed the practice of my profession, which I 
continued until March, 1849, when I became a candidate 
for Congress, and in June following was elected. On the 
4th of August following, I left my home in a boat pro- 
pelled by Indians, came out over the bar of the Columbia 
river the second day of September, and arrived at San 
Francisco, on the 18th of the same month. On the first 
day of October, I left San Francisco, and landed at Panama, 
on the 23d of the same month. On the 25th, I left Panama 
for Chagres, where I arrived on the 29th, and took passage 
on board the Empire City, which left that place on the 
same day for New York, where I arrived on the 11th day 
of November, ultimo. I then paid a flying visit to my 
friends in Maine, and returning, arrived here on the last 
day of November, to labor for the interests of Oregon, 
which, at so early a period, has honored me with her con- 
fidence." 



Dartmouth, 1843. 129 

He read law with Hon. Robert P. Dunlap, of Brunswick, 
Me. He was elected the first Delegate in the United States 
House of Representatives from the then territory of Ore- 
gon, and took his seat in Congress, Dec, 1849. His course 
there was one of fidelity to his adopted state and his country, 
and of honor to himself. On his way homeward to 
Oregon, he died of bowel disease, April 9, 1851, on board 
steamer, and was buried in Acapnlco, State of Guerrero, 
Mexico. His remains have been since taken to Oregon, 
buried in Salem, and honored with a monument by the 
State. 

What he was in active life, he was in college — ambi- 
tious, resolute, determined. All will remember his 4th of 
July oration and his defiant resistance to any petty aggres- 
sions from other classes. To his foes he gave no quarter ; 
of them he asked no favors. To his friends he was kind 
and true ; to all he was magnanimous. He was fond of 
debate ; made strong points and defended them vigorously. 
He was a sincere Christian — as humble and fervent in the 
prayer meeting as he was bold and earnest in public de- 
bate. He gave himself no rest. If he could not find a 
way he made a way; and that the straightest possible. 
Not by subtle intrigue but by open work he succeeded. 
As short as it was, his life was a well earned success. 
Honor to his memory! 

In 1844, he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Mc- 
Lench. of Fayette, Kennebec Co., Me. Mrs. Thurston has 
married again and resides in Oregon. 

CHILDEEN. 

1. George Henry, born Dec, 1846. 

2. Elizabeth Blandena, " 1849. 



17 



130 Class Memorial. 



JOHN HANSON TWOMBLY. 

Meth. Clergyman ; Supt. of Schools; Charlestown,Mass. 

Born,— Rochester, N. H., July 19, 1814. 

Parents, — Tobias and Lois (Wentworth) Twombly. 

He learned the carpenter's trade ; but at the age of 21, 
resolved to sec are an education with a purpose to enter 
the Christian ministry. His preparatory studies were 
made at Newbury Seminary, Vt. ; entered Dartmouth in 
1838. 

He remained one term; taught until the spring of 
1840 ; returned and finished his Freshman year with our 
classs. Taking leave of us, he entered Wesleyan Uni- 
versity, Middletown, Conn., and graduated there in 1843. 
For the three years subsequent, he taught in Wesleyan 
Academy, Wilbraham, Mass. Thence he went forth in 
1846, as a preacher of Methodist Episcopal Church, and 
has labored successively in "Williamsburg, Holliston, 
Lowell, Westfield, Roxbury, Boston, Chelsea, Worcester, 
Charlestown, and Lynn, Mass. He is one of the most 
popular and efficient ministers of his denomination. 

He has frequently served on School Committees ; was 
Chaplain of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 
1855 ; was elected one of the Overseers of Harvard Col- 
lege, for a term of six years, in 1855, and reelected in 1861. 
Has had the offer of the preceptorship of several academies 
in New England, and of three college presidencies in the 
West, but declined them. He was a Delegate to the 
General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
at the sessions of 1860 at Buffalo, and 1864 at Phila- 
delphia. His printed compositions are numerous, consist- 
ing of School Reports, Addresses on Temperance, before 
Sabbath Schools, etc. ; and a sermon on Timothy, in a 



Dartmouth, 1843. 131 

volume entitled Young Men of the Bible. He has preached 
on various special occasions, and often lectured before 
Lyceums. In 1866, he accepted the appointment of Su- 
perintendent of Public Schools, in Charlestown, Mass. 

He was Secretary of the NewEngland Education Society 
in 1857-8, and has held this office by reelections, since 
1861. In 1866, he was elected Trustee of Boston Theolo- 
gical Seminary for a term of three years, and reelected in 
1869. He is, also, a Director in the American Institute of 
Instruction ; and is everywhere a strong and judicious friend 
of the best kind of education. 

He married in Montpelier, Vt, Nov. 26, 1844, Betsey, 
daughter of Rev. John G. Dow. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Isabella Dow, born Nov. 13, 1846. 

2. William Lance, " Nov. 12, 1850. 



WILLIAM HENRY WOOD. 

Parents, — Col. Eliphalet and (Drake) Wood. 

He is a nephew of Rev. Henry Wood, D. D., D. C. 1824, 
of Philadelphia. 

His residence at the time of entering College was 
Tecumseh, Mich. ; but he was born in New Hampshire. 
He fitted at the Academy in New London, N. H. ; left 
Dartmouth in our Senior year and went to Union College, 
where he graduated in 1843. 

After graduating, he became a lawyer, and is reported 
to be settled and in a prosperous condition at Sauk 
Rapids, Benton Co., Minn. 

He married Julia Sargeant, of New London, N. H. 



132 Class Memorial. 



JOHJST QUINCY ADAMS WOOD. 

Parents, — Col. Eliphalet, and (Drake) Wood. 

Brother of the preceding, hailing from Tecumseh, 
Mich. He fitted at New London Academy ; left our class 
at the close of the Sophomore year, and graduated from 
Union in 1843. He became a lawyer ; said to be residing 
at Sauk Rapids, Minn., but not successful like his brother, 
in his profession. 

He married Emily Sargeant, of IsTew London, N. H. 



MOSES WOOLSOST. 

Teacher, — Boston, Mass. 

Born, — Concord, N. H. He continued with us through 
the Freshman fall; went to Waterville College (now 
Colby University) ; graduated there in 1843. 

He has followed teaching as a profession, and has 
taught successfully public schools in Bangor Me. ; Girls 
High School, Portland, Me. ; Woodward Grammar 
School, Cincinnati, 0. ; High School Concord, N. H. 
He is now a Teacher in the English High School, Boston, 
Mass. 

He married in Concord, jN". H. 



MEMBEES 
WHO ARE NOT COLLEGE GRADUATES. 



WILLIAM FULLER ANDREWS. 

Born, — Ipswich, Mass., March 26, 1814. 

Parents, — David and Mehitable (Pearson) Andrews. 

From fifteen to twenty-one years of age, he was an ap- 
prentice in Boston. While here he became a member of 
the Bowdoin St. Church, and resolved to get an education 
and become a Christian minister. His preparatory course 
of study was pursued at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. 
He left college in Eov., 1839, at the close of his first term, 
on account of poor . health, and died in Ipswich, August 
26, 1840, of pulmonary consumption. 

His piety was deep, fervent, constant; his mind not 
brilliant, but solid, resolute, well disciplined. He was 
systematic and patient. His social nature was amiable, 
his whole character high toned, well matured, inflexible 
in the right. Soonest ready, soonest to go. " Either 
way," were his words when asked if he would rather stay 
or go. " Character can not be learned in a grave-yard," 
said he ; so, at his request, his plain tomb-stone reads — 
William Fuller Andrews, died August 26, 1840, aged 26 
years. 



THOMAS PERLEY BARROWS. 
Born,— Fryeburg, Me., May 14, 1823. 
Parents, — Dr. Reuel and Nancy (Perley) Barrows. 
He was taken ill with typhoid fever in October of his 
Sophomore fall, and died, after about two weeks sickness, 



134 Class Memorial. 

in Hanover, N". H., Nov. 5, 1840. A delegation of his 
classmates attended his body to Fryeburg, where it was 
buried. With an active mind, obliging disposition, good 
scholarship, his promise was bright. He was the only 
classmate who died in college. 



GEORGE BRADLEY. 

Born,— Concord, K H., March 23, 1824. 

Parents, — Hon. Richard and Elizabeth (Ayer) Bradley. 
His sister, Susan A., is the wife of the Hon. Harvey 
Jewell, D. C, 1844, of Boston. 

His preparatory studies were pursued in Fryeburg 
Academy, Me. 

He left at the end of the Freshman year, and has since 
pursued an erratic course. His chief business has been in 
connection with rail roads as contractor, road master, 
etc., in New York and in the south-western states. He 
was last reported in the rebel service near Port Hudson 
and Memphis, Tenn. 

In 1848, he married Lucinda, daughter of Joel Fife 
of Pembroke, N. H. They had two children : one 
died ; the other, a daughter, is with her mother, who was 
divorced from Bradley and married again. 



CYRUS COLLINS. 

Born,— Corinth, Vt., April 14, 1815. 
Parents, — Levi and Betsey (Towle) Collins. 
His preparatory course was pursued at Bradford Aca- 
demy, Vt., and Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. He 



Dartmouth, 1843. 135 

entered the class of 1842 ; was with us a part of our 
course. 

He taught in Indiana, 1843-4; in Kentucky, 1844-6; 
In 1847, he was Principal of a Female Seminary in Oxford, 
Miss. Two years after he went to Peoria, 111., where he 
taught an academy for about three years. He left Peoria 
for California, in 1851. His pursuits in California were 
various, until 1856, when he built and opened Stockton 
Female Seminary. He was, in 1862, Superintendent of 
Public Instruction for San Joaquin county. 

In 1863, having studied medicine while teaching in 
Kentucky, he commenced the practice of the healing art 
in Virginia City, California. 

He married Susan C. Walling, of Louisville, Ky., in 
1846. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Albertina, born March 17, 1850; died Sept., 1859. 

2. Grace Gertrude, " April 6, 1861. 



JOSEPH WOOD DANA. 

Born, — Lebanon, N. H. 

Parents, — Capt. Jedediah and Martha (Wood) Dana. 
Dr. Samuel Wood Dana, D. C, 1854, is a brother. 

He left college in October, 1842, on account of weak 
eyes. Soon after, he commenced teaching in Lawrence- 
burg, Tenn. In 1847, he was teaching very successfully, 
near Canton, Madison Co., Miss. He afterward took up 
a lot of land in Ottowa, La Salle Co., 111., and commenced 
farming on a large scale. He was ambitious and enter- 
prising ; was active in founding and sustaining a church 
and other religious institutions in his town ; was Superin- 
tendant of the Sabbath school. After a residence of five 



136 Class Memorial. 

or six years he died of cholera, July, 1854, at Waltham P. 
0., in Ottawa. His death was regarded as a great loss to 
the community in which he lived. He left a widow, 
hut no children. 



DANIEL BENEDICT DUTTON. 

Born,— Stowe, Vt., August 30, 1817. 

Parents, — Daniel Benedict and Loraine (Smith) Dutton. 
They moved to Norwich, Yt. 

His studies for college were made at Meriden, N. H. 
At the beginning of our Junior year he left to earn funds. 
He studied medicine with Dr. Peck of Lyons, N. Y. ; 
attended one course of lectures at Dartmouth Medical 
College, in 1843 ; continued his studies with Dr. Card of 
Painesville, 0., and Drs. Paddock & Butterfield, at Wil- 
loughby Medical College, Ohio, where he received his 
M. D. in 1845. He began to practise in Kirtland, 0. ; 
went from thence to Greensburgh, Ind. He early aban- 
doned the profession of medicine for that of music ; has 
turned author by making a collection of music, arranged 
according to figure system of notation, mostly original. 
Has been engaged in introducing his system to the public. 
It was gaining favor rapidly. The manuscripts which he 
had prepared for an enlarged edition were unfortunately 
destroyed by fire in 1851. He then went to Brookville, 
Ind., and engaged in daguerreotyping and teaching music 
until the year 1859, when he resumed the profession of 
medicine. The failure of his health soon obliged him to 
relinquish this ; and he taught school for three years in 
Brookville Academy. In the autumn of 1863, he volun- 
teered as a private in the 123d Regiment, Indiana Infantry, 
and was appointed Assistant Surgeon. He was with Gen. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 137 

Sherman's army during its triumphal march through the 
South. His home is still at Brookville, Franklin Co., Ind. 
Does not complain of his success. 

He married, Oct. 30, 1847, M. Cornelia, daughter of Dr. 
John M. Howl and, formerly Professor in Baltimore Medi- 
cal College, in Palmyra, Rush Co., Ind. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Albert Livingston, born Dec. 29, 1848. 

2. Edmund Burke, " 1851. 

3. Mary Hewitt, " . 1854. 

4. John Howland, " 1864. 



STEPHEN GALE. 

Born, — Salisbury, N". H. 

While in college he sustained a good reputation as a 
man and a scholar. He was noted for his vigorous and 
successful resistance to sophomoric aggressions upon the 
class at the Chapel entrance. 

He left us at close of the spring term, 1840. In 1850, 
he was a prosperous farmer in Fairfax, Vt, and was 
married. He is said to be settled in some western state. 



LEWIS DAYIS HARLOW. 

Physician; Philadelphia, Penn. 
Born,— Windsor, Vt, June 16, 1818. 
Parents, — Lewis and Elizabeth (Davis) Harlow. 
He was fitted for college at the Academies in Chester 
Ludlow, Vt., and Lancaster, N. H. 

18 



138 Class Memorial. 

He became a member of our class in the spring of 1840, 
and left near the close of the Sophomore year, in 1841, to 
engage in teaching a Select School in Medford, N". J. 
Here he remained, with the exception of a lecture term at 
Dartmouth Medical College in the autumn of 1843, until 
the spring of 1844, pursuing the study of Medicine all 
the while with Dr. H. P. Ely. The next year, 1844-5, he 
spent in studying medicine with Dr. B. H. Stratton, Mount 
Holly, N. J., and attending a course of Medical Lectures 
in Castleton, Vt. In the spring of 1845, after attending 
his third course of lectures, he took his degree of M.D., 
at the University of Pennsylvania. 

He commenced the practice of his profession at Taylors- 
ville, Bucks Co., Penn., in September, 1845. After a very 
successful practice here of ten years, he was elected in 
July, 1855, Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women 
and Children in the Philadelphia College of Medicine, 
and removed to Philadelphia the next October. In 1859, 
he was appointed Professor of the same subjects in the 
Medical Department of Pennsylvania College. "We have 
good reason for saying that his opinions and practice in 
medical matters are held in high estimation. During 
the rebel war, he held important positions as Surgeon in 
the United States service in charge of Hospitals at Phila- 
delphia, Nashville, Term., and on Lookout Mountain, near 
Chattanooga; and, for faithful and meritorious services, 
was brevetted Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers. Since 
the close of the war, he has returned to Philadelphia and 
resumed his practice as physician. He resides at 1520 
Arch St. 

He was honored with the degree of M. A. at Dartmouth 
in 1857. 

He married, May 6, 1846, Anna Reading Rogers, of 
Mount Holly, K J. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 139 



MOSES KELLY. 

Clerk; Lawyer; Cashier; Washington, D. C. 

Born,— Warner, K H., Dec. 26, 1818. 

Parents, — Hon. Abner Bailey and Jerusha (Fowler) 
Kelly. Rev. Wrn. Kelly, for 29 years pastor of the Con- 
gregational Church in Warner, was his grandfather. 

He was prepared for college mostly in the Literary In- 
stitute, Concord, N. H., where his parents resided for 
several years. 

He left the class in the spring of 1841, chiefly in conse- 
quence of weak eyes. After this he taught in Maryland 
about a year. 

He, then, became a clerk under the National Govern- 
ment, Washington, D. C. He was successively, Clerk 
and Pay Agent in the General Land Office from 1842 to 
July 1, 1853; Disbursing Clerk of the Department of the 
Interior from July 1, 1853 to October, 1856 ; Chief Clerk 
of that Department from Oct., 1856 to Jan. 1861; and 
from March 4, 1861 to October, 1861. 

After the resignation of Hon. Jacob Thompson, from 
January to March 4, 1861, he was Acting Secretary of the 
Interior. By the appointment of President Lincoln, he 
was Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Oct., 
1861 to July, 1862. Subsequently to this, he spent most 
of the time until the spring of 1864, in his native state 
with his family. In June, 1863, at Manchester, he was 
admitted to the New Hampshire Bar as an Attorney at 
Law. 

April 18, 1864, he was chosen Cashier of the Bank of 
the Metropolis and returned to Washington, D. C, where 
he now resides in this position, and in caring for his large 
real estate interests in that city. 



140 Class Memorial. 

He is an elder in the Presbyterian Church of which 
Rev. John C. Smith, D.D., is pastor. 

He is faithful to his trusts; prudent in counsel; success- 
ful in his affairs ; a truly worthy man. His deep and 
constant interest in the preservation of the class history, 
and his material aid in helping it on, commend him to our 
warmest fraternal regard. 

He married, June 5, 1844, Mary, daughter of David 
Walker, Esq., of Washington , D. C. 







CHILDREN. 


1. 


Isabella Walker, 


borr 


i April 27, 1845. 


2. 


Abner Bailey, 


a 


Jan. 28, 1847. 


3. 


Joseph Thomas, 


u 


Sept. 7, 1848. 


4. 


Mary E. s 


u 


Aug. 23, 1851. 


5. 


Catharine Harriet, 


« 


Dec. 9, 1852; died Aug., 1854. 


6. 


Thomas Johnston, 


it 


Dec. 13, 1854; » April, 1858. 


7. 


David Walker, 


a 


Dec. 13,1854; " Feb., 1856. 


8. 


Hannah Louisa, 


a 


Aug. 15, 1856. 


9. 


Elizabeth, 


it 


Nov. 15, 1858; " March, 1859 



GEORGE FREDERIC KENT. 

Born,— Concord, N. H., Feb. 4, 1824. 

Parents, — Hon. George, D. C, 1814, and Lucy Anne 
(Farrand) Kent. Hon. Wm. A. Kent, of Concord, IN". H., 
now in the Boston Custom House, and Hon. Edward Kent, 
Ex-governor of Me., are his uncles. Alexander Hamilton 
Kent, D. C. 1841, is a brother. 

He left college at the beginning of Junior year, and was 
subsequently a clerk in the book store of J. F. Brown, 
Concord, and of W. A. Ruggles, Hanover, N. H., and in 
similar stores in New York and Boston. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 141 

He spent the summer and autumn of 1848 in traveling 
over New England and Canada. In February, 1849, he 
sailed from Boston for California. He reached San Fran- 
cisco, via Cape Horn, in Sept., 1849, and proceeded to the 
mines. He died in California early in the spring of 1858. 

He was a man of finely cultivated literary taste, much 
reading, delicate sensibility, retiring habits and excellent 
character every way. He wrote much in prose and poetry 
for literary journals, and some of very decided merit for 
the Knickerbocker. His life was rich in incident, and he 
told its story in happy composition. His modesty pre- 
vented him from making his real worth generally known. 



LEMUEL BICKFORD MASOK 

Born, — Moulton borough, K H., Jan. 2, 1818. 

Parents, — Ephraim C. and Betsey (Weeks) Mason. 

He was with us only the Freshman fall term. Went to 
Paterson, ~N. J., as teacher. Became a Universalist 
preacher soon after, and preached in New York city and 
Albany, BT. Y. Removed to Lebanon, ET. II . ; assisted 
Professor John P. Marshall, now of Tufts College, in the 
Lebanon Liberal Institute, and preached as pastor of the 
Universalist Society, four years. After preaching a short 
time in Lowell, Mass., he was installed pastor of the Sum- 
mer street Universalist Church in Haverhill, Mass., Oct. 
30, 1849, and remained four years. Thence he went to 
Chicago and preached several years, where he published 
The New Covenant, in addition to pastoral duties. His 
next charge was in Madison, Wis. He was Chaplain of a 
Wisconsin Regiment during the war until 1863, when 
declining health compelled him to retire. He died of an 
internal cancerous affection early in the summer of 1864, 



142 Class Memorial. 

in the serenity of Christian faith, and leaving the record 
of a useful life. 

He married, in Paterson, N. J., Lucy Hall Cole, Dec. 
13, 1842. She with five sons, Edwin C, Freddie 0., 
Frank K., Herbert and Henry, now resides in Madison, 
Wis. 



JACOB LEONARD PERKINS. 

Born, — Middleborough, Mass. 

Parents, — Jacob and Kezia (Reed) Perkins. 

Fitted for college in Pierce Academy, Middleboro. 
He was with the class only one term. After leaving, he 
studied law and was admitted to the Bar, but never 
practiced. In 1849 or '50, he went to California and en- 
gaged in mining. He was Treasurer of El Dorado County, 
residing at Placerville, in 1865. 



JASON BROWN PIERCE. 

Born,— Woodstock, Vt., Dec, 13, 1821. 

Parents, — Hon. David and Ruth (Downer) Pierce. 

He fitted for college in K. U. Academy, Meriden, N. H. 
Was connected with the class the first two years. After 
taking a whaling cruise, he returned to Woodstock; 
remained some years ; went to California, and was engaged 
in business at Oakland in 1860. Was Alderman of this 
place several years. In 1865, he was residing in San 
Francisco, having connection with the Mechanic's Insti- 
tute. Said to be a worthy man ; business success, fair. 



Dartmouth, 1843 143 

He married, April 28, 1852, Harriet E., daughter of 
¥m. H. Lemmex, Esq., Bridgewater, Vt. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Mary Lemmex, b. March 9, 1854. 

2. William Lemmex, b. June 18, 1860. 



STEPHEN HARTSHORN PRATT. 

Born,— Amherst, K H., Aug. 15, 1818. 

Parents, — Loca and Lucy (Hartshorn) Pratt. Edward 
H. Pratt, D. C, 1841, is a brother. 

His academic course was pursued in New Ipswich and 
Meriden, E". H., and Pepperell, Mass. 

He left in the first term of Junior year, on the death 
of his mother. After teaching six months during the 
autumn and winter of 1842 '43, in North Amherst, Mass., 
he went to Baltimore, Md., where he took charge of a 
private school called the Ladies Literary Institute, from 
June, 1843 to July, 1848. He then studied medicine with 
Dr. A. C. Robinson, of Baltimore, and, in March, 1849, 
graduated M.D., at the University of Maryland. He im- 
mediately opened an office in Baltimore, and continued in 
practice there until his death, Jan. 19, 1855. He died of 
typhoid fever and was buried in Baltimore. 

He married Priscilla Sophronia Johnson, of Baltimore, 
Dec. 1, 1853. 

Mrs. P. still resides in Baltimore. In college, Pratt 
was a man of upright character. He is said to have been 
popular and successful in his profession. 



141 Class Memorial. 



DAVID SIDNEY RICHARDSON. 

Born,— Cornish, N. H., Sept. 1, 1821. 

Parents, — David and Sarah Gooding (Ford) Richardson. 

Rev. Daniel Ford Richardson, D. C, 1831, and Rev. 
Horace Richardson, D. C. 1841, are his brothers. 

His fitting to enter college was made at New Hampton, 
N. H. ; admitted in 1838 ; entered with our class. He 
gave up his course on account of ill health. He has the 
honorary degree of M. A. In 1840, he went to North 
Carolina and engaged in teaching in Belford, Nashe Co. 
His work has chiefly been that of an educator in North 
Carolina. He has founded five academies in that state. 
For eight years he was Principal of " The Wilson Schools," 
in Wilson, Wilson Co.,N. C, which consist of a Seminary 
for Young Ladies and a Gymnasium for Boys. He was 
editor and proprietor of The Wilson Ledger and associate 
editor of the North Carolina Journal of Education, which he 
originated. His success had satisfied his ambition and his 
purse ; but the ruin of the rebellion broke up his school 
and greatly impaired his estate. As he was a true Union 
man, he found it prudent for him to come north during the 
fiercest storm of war. He is now teaching at a place on 
Mobile Bay, twelve miles from the city of Mobile, Ala., 
which is his P.O., address. 

He married, in North Carolina, in 1850, Mary Cleora, 
daughter of Capt. Josiah Stone, of Cornish, N. H. 

CHILDREN. 
Six in number ; all deceased save one. 



Dartmouth, 3843. 145 



HENRY FREDERIC SANBORN. 

Born,— Epsom, N. H., Feb., 26, 1819. 

Parents, — Dea. Frederick and Lucy (Sargent) Sanborn. 
Gen. John B. Sanborn, of St. Paul, Minn., is a brother. 

The close confinement of a student life proving injuri- 
ous to his health, he left at the end of Sophomore year 
and became a farmer in his native town, where he now 
resides, a prosperous and influential citizen. He has often 
served on the School Committee of Epsom. He repre- 
sented the town in the New Hampshire Legislature in 
1855 and 1856, and the 4th Senatorial District in the New 
Hampshire Senate in 1866 and 1867. 

He married Eunice Davis, of Princeton, Mass., June 1, 
1843. 

CHILDREN. 
1. Walter Henry, born Oct. 19, 1845. 



HIRAM SMITH. 

Born, — Leicester, Vt, Oct. 17, 1817. 

Parents, — Stephen and Polly Smith. 

He fitted for college at Shoreham Academy, Vt. His 
health was poor and he left in the autumn of 1841 ; taught 
school a few months ; read law with Barzillai Davenport, 
Esq., of Brandon, Yt. ; was admitted to the Rutland Co. 
Bar, and practiced one year in Brandon. 

Continued feeble health forced him to give up his busi- 
ness. He died of consumption, in his native town, Aug. 
24, 1845. 

19 



TABLES. 



I. Births in Chronological Order. 

Name. Native Place. Natal Day. 

Luf kin, Auburn, N. LL, September 1, 1813 

Andrews, Ipswich, Mass., March 26, 1814 

Stuart, Newtown, N. H., June 19, 1814 

Twombly, Rochester, N. H., July 19, 1814 

Ray, Auburn, N. H., . . . December 23, 1814 

Collins, Corinth, Vt., April 14, 1815 

Newhall, Medford, Mass., August 12, 1815 

Littlefield, Grantham, N. H., August 21, 1815 

Leavitt, Gilford, N. H., October 16, 1815 

Giles, Kingsborough, N. Y., January 9, 1816 

Thurston, Monmouth, Me., April 17, 1816 

Richardson, E. D., Lisbon, N. H., May 20, 1816 

Spofford, Ipswich, Mass., May 31, 1816 

Patten, Kingston, N. H., June 28, 1816 

Williams, Westminster, Mass., September 14, 1816 

Lord, A. C, Norwich, Vt., December 4, 1816 

Bailey, '. Andover, N. H., March 3, 1817 

Swallow, Nashua, N. H., April 21, 1817 

Rowell, Hopkinton, N. H., April 29, 1817 

Winslow, Westfield, Vt., , April 30, 1817 

Wakefield, Londonderry, Vt., June 15, 1817 

Dutton, Stowe, Vt., August 30, 1817 

Tenney, Corinth, Vt., .' September 14, 1817 

Stockwell, Lancaster, N. H., September 28, 1817 

Smith, Leicester, Vt., October 17, 1817 

Wheeler, South Reading, Vt., October 28, 1817 

Clay, Candia, N. H., November 5, 1817 

Murdough, Deering, N. H., November 5, 1817 

French, Bedford, N. H., November 11, 1817 

Mason, Moultonborough, N. H., January 2, 1818 

Wood, A., Westminster, Mass., January 7, 1818 

Cole, Orford, N. H., January 25, 1818 

Blanchard, Rockingham, Vt., February 11, 1818 

Burbank, Shelburne, N. H., March 26, 1818. 

Miller, , Dummerston, Vt, April 16, 1818 



Dartmouth, 1843 147 

Name. Native Place. Natal Day. 

Adams, Concord, N. H., June 5, 1818 

Harlow, Windsor, Yt., June 16, 1818 

Farley, Claremont, N. H.-, June 18, 1818 

Pratt Amherst, N. H., August 15, 1818 

Newton, Princeton, Mass. , September 30, 1818 

Caverly, Strafford, N. H., October 28, 1818 

Kelly, Warner, N. EL, December 26, 1818 

Cleaves, Mont Vernon, N. H., February 4, 1819 

Sanborn, Epsom, N. H., February 26, 1819 

Yarney, Dover, N. H., March 26, 1819 

Chase, Cornish, N. H., March 26, 1819 

Atkinson, Newbury, Mass., May 10, 1819 

Hodgman, Camden, Me., October 21, 1819 

Marston, Orford, N. H., November 13, 1819 

Gooch,. .' Wells, Me., January 8, 1820 

Clarke, J. B., Atkinson, N. H., January 30, 1820 

Hovey, Greene, N. Y., March 5, 1820 

Pinkham, Jackson, N. H., March 29, 1820 

Parker, Southborough, Mass., April 20, 1820 

Copp, Gilmanton, N. H., June 12, 1820 

Cooke, Acworth, N. H., June 14, 1820 

Sargeant, Hillsborough, N. H., July 17, 1820 

Guppey, Dover, N. H., August 27, 1820 

Brewer, Keene, N. H., October 8, 1820 

Furber, Sandwich, N. H., October 14, 1820 

Barnard, Waitsfield, Yt., November 9, 1820 

Clark, F. B., Wells, Me., . . ." November 22, 1820 

Sherman, xicton, Mass., February 10, 1821 

Bingham, Concord, Yt., March 30, 1821 

Colony, Keene, N. H., May 6, 1821 

Taft, Bellingham, Mass., August 6, 1821 

Feeeman, S. H., Hanover, N. H., August 24, 1821 

Richardson, D. S., Cornish, N. H., September 1, 1821 

Stevens, Piermont, N. H., September 20, 1821 

Jewett, Pepperell, Mass., December 9, 1821 

Pierce, Woodstock, Yt., December 13, 1821 

Woodbury, Bedford, N. H., December 31, 1821 

Lord, S. A., Amherst, N. H., February 13, 1822 

Tucke, Kensington, N. H., February 16, 1822 

Hemmenway, Lancaster, N. H., April 5, 1822 

Ross, Lisbon, N. H., April 12, 1822 

Brigham, Concord, N. H., May 2, 1822 

Boyden, Beverly, Mass., May 18, 1822 

Blood, Pepperell, Mass., August 9, 1822 

Dickinson, Walpole, N. H., September 22, 1822 

Putnam, N. Andover, Mass., December 26, 1822 

Grover, Bethel, Me., 1822 

Lawrence, Groton, Mass., February 25, 1823 

Barrows, Fryeburg, Mass., May 14, 1823 



148 Class Memorial. 

Name. Native Place. Natal Day. 

Brewster, Hanover, N. EL, May 17, 1823 

Freeman, E., Plainfield, N. H., June 3, 1823 

Freelon, Norwich, Vt., August 6, 1823 

Haskell, Leominster, Mass., August 24, 1823 

Fletcher, Acton, Mass., September 5, 1823 

Cilley, Nottingham, N. H., January 2, 1824 

Kent, Concord, N. H., February 4, 1824 

Lord, W. H., Amherst, K H., March 11, 1824 

Bradley, Concord, N. H., March 23, 1824 

Gale, E. W., South Hampton, N. H., May 9, 1824 

Parnell, Salem, Mass., October 19, 1824 

Lord, H. C, Amherst, N. H., October 2, 1825 

Fiske, Keene, N. H., November 9, 1825 

Dana, Lebanon, N. H„ Date not reported. 

Gale, S., Salisbury, N. H., 

Perkins, Middleborough, Mass., " " 

Quinby, Amesbury, Mass., " 

Wood, W. H., , N. H., 

Wood, J. Q. A., , N. H., 

Woolson, Concord, N. H., " " 

Born in year 1813, 1 ; 1814, 4 ; 1815, 4 ; 1816, 7 ; 1817, 13 ; 1818, 13 ; 
1819, 7 ; 1820, 13 ; 1821, 10 ; 1822, 10 ; 1823, 7 ; 1824, 6 ; 1825, 2 ; unknown, 
7 = 104. 

Sons of Lawyers, 1 ; of Teachers, 1 ; of Physicians, 5: of Clergymen, 
5 ; of Merchants, 2 ; of Manufacturers, 2 ; of Mechanics, 12 ; of Farmers, 
76 = 104. 

Born in the State of New Hampshire, 62 ; Massachusetts, 19 ; Vermont, 
15 ; Maine, 6 ; New York, 2 — 104. 



II. Marriages in Chronological Order. 

Name. Lady's Name. Date. Children. Died. 

Mason,* Lucy H. Cole, Dec. 

Sanborn, Eunice Davis, June 

Sargeant * Ann Marston, Oct. 

Kelly, Mary Walker, June 

Eay, Lucy L. Sargent* July 

Thurston,* Elizabeth McLench, .... 

Twombly, Betsey Dow, Nov. 

Stockwell,* Louisa Peabody, 

Wakefield, Jane Perry ,* Jan. 

Littlefield,* Abigail Reed, Jan. 

Harlow, Anna R. Rogers, May 

French, Sarah M. Melville*. .... May 28, 1846, 



13, 1842, 


5 




1, 1843, 


1 




21, 1843, 







6, 1844, 


9 


4 


28, 1844, 







1844, 


2 




26, 1844, 


2 




1844, 


1 




16, 1845, 


3 


1 


26, 1845, 


3 


1 


6, 1846, 








Dartmouth, 1843. 149 

Name. Lady's Name. Date. Children. Died. 

Spofford * Esther P. Deane, July 27, 1846, 2 1 

Brewster, Georgie A. Bibby, Aug. 20, 1846, 3 1 

Newton, Martha T. Patten, Aug. 20,1846, 5 1 

Clay, Abby Bourne, Sept. 1, 1846, 3 

Hodgman, Martha Hill* Sept. 17, 1846, 4 2 

Newhall, Sarah H. Chapman, Oct. 7, 1846, 1 1 

Atkinson, .... Nancy Bates, Oct. 8, 1846, 6 3 

Barnard, Julia Hobart, Nov. 4, 1846, 8 3 

Lufkin, Clara D. Lamb, Nov. 26, 1846, 4 

Taft, Julia A. Bishop, Dec. 24, 1846, 5 1 

Collins, Susan C. Walling, 1846, ' 2 1 

Ross, Martha A. Brackett, March 31, 1847, 1 

Parker, Harriet E. Rawson* April 19, 1847, 1 

Williams, Mary Farnsworth, May 11, 1847, 3 

Boyden, Eliza Dickinson, May 18, 1847, 2 

Woodbury,* Elizabeth L. Jackson,*. . June 1, 1847, 5 1 

Bailey, Ethelinda Hobson, Sept. 14, 1847, 2 

Dutton, M. Cornelia Howland, . . Oct, 30, 1847, 4 

Winslow, Rebecca M. Gill, Dec. 9, 1847, 7 1 

Cole * Julia Mosely, Dec. 19, 1847, 4 1 

Lord, W. H., Harriet A. Aiken, June 1, 1848, 6 1 

Brewer, ......... Susan H. Rood, July 20, 1848, 4 

Gooch, Hannah Pope, Oct. 28, 1848, 2 1 

Swallow, Maria E. Gibson, Nov. 1, 1848, 3 1 

Lord, A. C, Sarah L. Gould, Nov. 8, 1848, - 6 3 

Varney, Susan K. Kimball * Nov. 21, 1848, 1 1 

Ray, (2) Georgeanna Babb, Dec. 28, 1848, 3 2 

Bradley, Lucinda Fife, 1848, 2 1 

Colony, Harriet N. Stevens, May 23, 1849, 7 2 

Wood, A., Sarah A. Patten, July 26, 1849, 1 

Fletcher, Lydia M. Woodward,. . . Oct. 10, 1849, 3 2 

Stuart, Harriet M. Blodgett, Oct. . 16, 1849, 4 1 

Richardson, D. S., . Mary C. Stone, 1850, 6 5 

Tucke* M.Elizabeth Robinson,.. May 21,1850, 3 2 

Lawrence, Joanna P. Thayer, July 26, 1850, 2 

Stevens Achsah P. French,* Aug. 21, 1850, 2 

Furber, Maria B. Peabody, Sept. 13, 1850, 

French, (2) Ann M. Melville * Oct. 24, 1850, 1 

Jewett, Sophronia Wilson ,* Jan. 10, 1851, 

Adams, Lucy P. Foster* April 3, 1851, 

Freeman, S. H.,. . . Sarah E. Hawley, May 20, 1851, 4 2 

Putnam,* Sarah G. Chamberlain,*. Aug. 5, 1851, 

Sherman, Marianne M. Berry ,*. . . . Oct. 28, 1851, 1 

Tenney, Harriette A. Bachelder ,*. March 20, 1852, 4 2 

Pierce, Harriet M. Lemmex, April 28, 1852, 2 

Lord, H. C Eliza B. Wright, June 24, 1852, 3 

Clarke, J. B., Susan G. Moulton, July 29, 1852, 2 

Hovey, Augusta M. Rice, Sept. 24, 1852, 5 1 

Pratt ,* Priscilla S. Johnson, Dec. 1, 1853, 



150 Class Memorial. 

Name. Lady's Name. Da 

Jewett (2), Frances H. Lacy, Jan. 

Lord, S. A. * Sarah E. Daniels, Nov. 

Leavitt, Mary J. Fernald, April 

Adams (2), Eliza E. Everett* Oct. 

Wakefield (2), Frances A. Lathrop, Nov. 

Sherman (2), Kebecca S. Alden, Dec. 

Hodgman (2), Abbie P. Simoncls, Jan. 

Cilley, Angeline Baldwin, June 

Dickinson, Evelina Crane, June 

Marston, Sarah A. Kerr, June 

Blanchard * Mary A. Gardner, Aug. 

Parker (2), Anna M. Thatcher, Aug. 

Fiske, Anna F. Wilson, Dec. 

Varney (2), Isabella G. Kimball, Dec. 

Burbank, Lizzie W. Christie, July 

Adams (3), Susan A. Everett, Aug., 

Freelon, Louisa Partridge March, 

Pinkham,v Emily Stockwell, June 

Tenney (2), Ellen J. Le Gro, Sept. 

French (3), Mary D. Moore, June 

Dates not reported, — *Dana; S. Gale; Quinby; *E. D. Richardson, 
3 children ; Woolson ; W. H. Wood, md. Julia Sargeant ; J. Q. A. Wood, 
md. Emily Sargeant.* 

Bachelors living, — Bingham, E. Freeman, E. W. Gale, Guppey, Par- 
nell, Patten, Perkins (?) = 7. 

Marriages in years 1842, 1 ; 1843, 2 ; 1844, 5 ; 1845, 2; 1846, 13 ; 1847, 
9; 1848, 8; 1849,4; 1850, 6; 1851,5; 1852, 5; 1853,1; 1854,2; 1855,4; 
1856, 2; 1857, 4; 1858, 1; 1860, 1; 1862, 2; 1863, 1; 1864, 1; 1866, 1; 
1867, 1 ; unknown, 7. Total, 88. 

Wives natives of Southern States, 6 ; North Western States, 9 ; New 
York, 2 ; New Jersey, 3 ; Connecticut, 1 ; Maine, 5 ; Vermont, 7 ; Massa- 
chusetts, 19 ; New Hampshire, 36. Total, 88. 

First marriages are 76 ; Second marriages, 10 ; Third marriages, 2. 
Total, 88. 

Twenty-eight classmates, so far as known, never married. Only one 
has been divorced. 

Adams and French married deceased wife's sisters. French and Furber 
married widows of former college graduates. Barnard, Burbank, Fletcher, 
W. H. Lord, H C. Lord, Putnam and Tenney married daughters of alumni 
of the college. Newton and Wood married sisters of classmates; and 
Barnard, Furber, Hodgman, W. H. Lord, Putnam and Stevens, sisters of 
other alumni. 



te. Children. 


Died. 


10, 1854, 


3 


1 


2, 1854, 


3 


1 


14, 1855, 


1 




2, 1855, 


2 


1 


8,1855, 


3 




16, 1855, 


3 




15, 1856, 


1 


1 


30, 1856, 


1 




2, 1857, 


3 


2 


24, 1857, 


3 


1 


5, 1857, 


5 


2 


13, 1857, 


2 




14, 1858, 


4 




25, 1860, 


2 




8, 1862, 


2 


1 


1862, 


3 


1 


1863, 


1 




20, 1864, 


2 




19, 1866, 







25, 1867, 








Dartmouth, 1843. 151 



III. Deaths in Chronological Order. 

Name. Place. Time. , Age " 

y'rs. mo, 

Andrews, Ipswich, Mass., Aug. 26, 1840, 26 5 

Barrows, Hanover, N. H., Nov. 5, 1843, 17 

Rowell, Mobile, Ala., Jan. 3, 1843, 25 8 

Murdough, Acworth, N. H., March 29, 1843, 25 4 

Brigham, Port Tobacco, Md., Oct. 1, 1843, 21 5 

Wheeler, Minerva, Ky., Oct. 12, 1843, 25 11 

Hemmenway, Goodalls, Va., Feb. 24, 1844, 22 

Caverly, Madison, Ga., Sept. 25, 1844, 25 10 

Chase, New York, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1844, 25 8 

Copp Augusta, Ga., March, 28, 1845, 24 9 

Smith, Leicester, Vt., Aug. 24, 1845, 27 8 

Haskell, Ashby, Mass., March, 30, 1846, 22 7 

Giles, St. JohnsviUe, N. Y., . . . Oct. 10, 1846, 30 10 

Cooke, Barton, Miss., Aug. 18, 1849, 29 2 

Cleaves, Coahuila, Mex., Feb. 1849, 30 

Stockwell, Pacific Ocean, 1850, 33 

Blood, Kelsey, Cal., Sept. 9, 1850, 28 1 

Thurston, Acapulco, Mex., April 9, 1851, 37 

Miller, Washington, D. C, Nov. 23, 1851, 33 7 

Farley, Seguin, Texas, Early in 1853, 34 

Dana, Waltham, 111., July 1854, 34 

Pratt, Baltimore, Md Jan. 19, 1855, 36 4 

Cole, Grand Rapids, Mich., . . . July 30, 1855, 37 7 

Littlefield, New Castle, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1856, 41 

Tucke, Exeter, N. H., May 31, 1857, 35 3 

Kent, California, Spring of 1858, 34 

Sargeant, Grand Rapids, Mich., . . . April 15, 1858, 37 10 

Grover, ? 1859, 37 

Woodbury, Bedford, N. H., May 27, 1860, 38 4 

Lord, S. A., South Danvers, Mass.,. . Oct. 29, 1862, 40 8 

Putnam, At sea near Halifax, Oct. 22, 1863, 40 9 

Mason, Madison, Wis., Summer of 1864, 46 6 

Clark, F. B., Empire City, Cal., Oct. 11, 1864, 43 10 

Richardson, E. D., Texas, 1864, 48 

Blanchard, Chestertown, N. Y., April 26, 1866, 48 

Spofford, Laporte, Incl., April 12, 1869. 53 

Died in our College years, 4 ; in first Septenary, 9 ; in second Septenary, 
8 ; in third Septenary, 11 ; thus far in fourth Septenary, 4. Total, 36. 

Of these, 24 are graduates of Dartmouth in 1843, leaving 51 living 
members ; and 12 of those who did not graduate with us, leaving 17 living 
members. Of the 104 members, it is supposed 68 are living. 



152 Class Memorial. 

The diseases, so far as known, were Pulmonary, 14 ; Typhoid, 8 ; Bilious, 
5 ; Scrofulous, 3 ; Dysentery, 1 ; Cholera, 1 ; Erysipelas, 1 ; Small Pox, 1 ; 
Killed, 2. Total, 36. 

The places of decease were in Southern States, 12; Western States, 5 ; 
Mexico, 2; California, 3 ; At Sea, 2; Middle States, 4; New England, 8. 
Total, 36. 

Of the deceased, 21 were bachelors ; 15 were married. Of the 88 wives 
of classmates, 16 have died. 

Buried in Maine, 1 ; New Hampshire, 6 ; Massachusetts, 3 ; Vermont, 
2 ; New York, 2 ; Michigan, 2 ; Indiana, 1 ; Illinois, 1 ; Wisconsin, 1 ; 
Oregon, 1 ; California, 3 ; Maryland, 2 ; Virginia, 1 ; Kentucky, 1 ; Georgia, 
2 ; Alabama, 1 ; Mississippi, 1 ; Texas, 1 ; Mexico, 1 ; At Sea, 1 ; Uncertain, 
2. Total, 36. 

With the following exceptions, classmates were buried in the places 
where they died. Barrows was buried in Fryeburg, Me. ; Chase in Cor- 
nish, N. H. ; Thurston in Salem, Or. ; Littlefield in Grantham, N. H. ; 
Putnam in Hanover, K H. ; F. B. Clark in Jamestown, Cal. ; Miller in 
Dummerston, Vt. 



IV. Deaths of Classmates' Wives in Chronolo- 
gical Order. 

Name. Place. Date. A SJ' g 

Lucy Sargeant Ray, Manchester, N. H., July 17, 1845, ? 

Sarah Melville French, Ashby, Mass., Sept. 11, 1849, 31 

Susan Kmiball Varney, Dover, K H., Jan. 12, 1851, 22| 

Lucy Foster Adams, Manchester, N. H., Feb. 11, 1852, ? 

Sophronia Wilson Jewett, .... Jaffrey, K H., July 23, 1852, ? 

Marianne Berry Sherman, Lowell, Mass., Mar. 18, 1853, 27 

Jane Perry Wakefield, Chelsea, Mass., Mar. 25, 1853, ? 

Martha Hill Hodgman, Lunenburg, Mass., May 2, 1854, 37i 

Harriet Rawson Parker, Thompson, Ct.,. . . July 4, 1855, ? 

Elizabeth Jackson Woodbury, . Bedford, K H., .. . . April 27, 1859, 33| 

Eliza Everett Adams, Manchester, K H., Mar. 22, 1861, ? 

Acheah French Stevens, Concord, N. H., . . July 2, 1863, ? 

Sarah Chamberlain Putnam, . . Hanover, N. H., . . Sept. 7,1864, 34 

Harriette Ackland Tenney, . . . Boscawen, N. H., . Sept. 13, 1864, 37 

Ann Melville French, Manchester, N. H., Jan. 5, 1866, 41 

Emily Sargeant Wood, ? ? ? 

Died of diseases as follows : — Pulmonary, 5; Scrofulous, 2 ; Dyspeptic, 
3 ; Puerperal, 6. Total, 16. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 153 



V. Children. 



The following is the whole number reported of children born: — 

0. Dana, Furber, Harlow, Pratt, Putnam, Sargeant, Woolson, 

1. Cilley, Freelon, Leavitt, Newhall, Ross, Sanborn, Stockwell, A. 

Wood, = 8X1 each, 8 

2. Bailey, Boyden, Bradley, Burbank, J. B. Clarke, Collins, French, 

Gooch, Lawrence, Pierce, Pinkham, Spofford, Stevens, Thurs- 
ton, Twombly, = 15x2 each, 30 

3. Brewster, Clay, Dickinson, Fletcher, Jewett, Littlefield, S. A. Lord, 

H. C. Lord, Marston, Parker, Ray, E. D. Richardson, Swallow, 
Tucke, Varney, Williams, = 16x3 each 48 

4. Brewer, Cole, Dutton, Fiske, S. H. Freeman, Luf kin, Newton, 

Sherman, Stuart, Tenney, = 10x4 each, 40 

5. Adams, Blanchard, Hodgman, Hovey, Mason, Taft, Woodbury ,= 

7x5 each, , 35 

6. Atkinson, A. Q. Lord, W". H. Lord, D. S. Richardson, Wakefield, 

= 5X6 each, 30 

7. Colony, Winslow, =2x7 each, 14 

8. Barnard, 8 

9. Kelly, 9 

Total, 222 

Of these, 111 are Boys; 111 are Girls. Deceased, 31 Boys; 28 Girls, 
equal to 59. Living, 80 Boys, 83 Girls, equal to 163. 

No reports from S. Gale, Quinby, W. H. Wood, J. Q. A. Wood, and 
Grover, whose marriage is uncertain. 

The first wives of Adams, Jewett and Ray, had no children. 

The youngest child of Blanchard and of Cole is posthumous. 

Twins were born to Brewer and Kelly. The date of birth of Brewer's 
twins should be Oct. 16, 1852. The error was not made by us or the 
printer. 

The first boy of the class was Walter Henry, son of Henry F. Sanborn. 

The first son born to a graduate was Seth Henry, son of Daniel Little- 
field. 

The first girl of the class was Isabella Walker, daughter of Moses Kelly. 

The first daughter of a graduate was Anna, daughter of William R. 
Woodbury. 

Winslow has six live boys. 

The first child of the class married was Clara Louise Luf kin. 

The following sons of classmates are in College: Dartmouth — Walter 
H. Sanborn, grad., 1868 ; Charles M. Clay, Edwin R. H. Hodgman, Wil- 
liam A. Lord, Senior class to grad. 1869 ; Thomas H. Wakefield, Junior 
class ; George H. Atkinson, Eben Brewer, Sophomore class. Columbian, 
D. C— Abner B. Kelly. Princeton, K J— Joseph T. Kelly. Knox, 111.— 
Edward N. Lord. Total, 10. 

20 



154 Class Memorial. 

Several others are preparing for a College course. And several of 
the daughters are pursuing courses of study in various institutions of 
learning. 



VI. Residences. 

The residences in 1869 are as follows: — Maine, 2; New Hampshire, 
14 ; Vermont, 2 ; Massachusetts, 14 ; Connecticut, 1 ; New York, 6 ; Penn- 
sylvania, 1 ; Ohio, 2 ; Indiana, 1 ; Illinois, 3 ; Wisconsin, 3 ; Iowa, 1 ; Minne- 
sota, 6 ; Missouri, 2 ; Kentucky, 1 ; Alabama, 2 ; District of Columbia, 1 ; 
Oregon, 1 ; California, 5. Total, 68. 

In Cities, — Concord, 1 ; Dover, 1 ; Manchester, 4; Lowell, 1 ; Boston, 
6 ; Albany, 3 ; New York, 1 ; Cincinnati, 1 ; Cleveland, 1 ; Chicago, 2 ; 
St. Louis, 1 ; San Francisco, 2 ; Philadelphia, 1 ; Washington, 1. Total, 
26. 

Widows of Deceased beside, — New Hampshire, 1; Massachusetts, 
2; New York, 1; Michigan, 2; IndiaDa, 1; Illinois, 1; Wisconsin, 1; 
Oregon, 1 ; Maryland, 1 ; Uncertain, 2 ; Deceased, 2. Total, 15. 

Not changed town of residence since first settled, — Adams, 
Bingham, Burbank, Cilley, J. B. Clarke, Clay, Gooch, Sherman, Stevens, 
Varney, Furber, W. H. Lord, Sanborn, S. H. Freeman, E. Freeman 

Traveled across the Atlantic, — Adams, Brewer, Burbank, Dickin- 
son, Fiske, Furber, W. H. Lord, Parnell, Putnam, Sargeant. 



VII. Parties and Sects. 

Politics in 1869, — Democrats, 10 ; Republicans, 58. Total, 68. 

Religions in 1869, — Unitarian, 1 ; Methodist, 1 ; Free Baptist, 1 ; 
Episcopalian, 3 ; Presbyterian, 4 ; Baptist, 4 ; Congregationalist, 36 ; Un- 
known, 19. Total, 68. 



VIII. Vocations. 

Lawyers — Admitted to practice, 36; now practicing, 14 ; relinquished 
law practice, 13 ; deceased, 9. 

Physicians — Commenced practice, 13 ; now practicing, 7 ; relinquished 
the profession, 2 ; deceased, 4. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 155 

Clergymen — Who have followed preaching, Congregational, 15 ; Pres- 
byterian, 2 ; Methodist, 2 ; Baptist, 2 ; Feee Baptist, 1 ; Universalist, 1 ; 
Cumb. Presbyterian, 1. Total, 24. 

Now preaching statedly, 10 ; relinquished the profession, 9 ; deceased, 5. 

Teachers — "Who have followed teaching as a profession, 22 ; now 
professional teachers, 8 ; relinquished for other business, 8 ; deceased, 6. 

Of the living 68 members in 1869, we find Farmers, 7 ; Book Agent, 1 ; 
Rail Road Superintendent, 1 ; Inventor, 1 ; Oil Trade, 1 ; Book Trade, 1 ; 
Insurance, 4; Editors, 4; Cashier, 1 ; Broker, 1; Physicians, 7; Lawyers, 
14; Teachers, 7; Clergymen, 10; Uncertain, 10. 



IX. Honors. 

Literary. Degrees. A. M., — Burbank, Freelon, S. H. Freeman, E. 
W. Gale, Grover, Harlow, Hodgman, S. A. Lord, W. H. Lord, H. C. Lord 
Parker, Patten, Putnam, D. S. Richardson, Tenney, Twombly, Yarney, A. 
Wood,= 18. 

LL.B.,— Fiske,= 1. 

M. D., — Brewer, F. B. Clark, Colony, Dickinson, Dutton, S. H. Freeman, 
French, Harlow, S. A. Lord, Pratt, Ross,= 11. 

D. D.,— Atkinson, Hovey, W. H. Lord, 3. 

S. H. S., — Adams, Hodgman, W. H. Lord, Tenney ,= 4. 

Military Service in U. S. Army. Chaplains, Mason, Patten ; Sur- 
geons, Dickinson, Dutton, Harlow, Ross ; Captain, Freelon ; Major, Brewer ; 
Lieut. Colonel, Fiske, Harlow ; Brig. General, Guppey. 

Militia Service. Colonel, Burbank. Governor's Staff. Colonel, Brew- 
ster, Cilley, Fiske. 

Professional and Corporate. Professors in Colleges and Professional 
Seminaries, Bailey, Freelon, Grover, Harlow, Hovey, Putnam ; President of 
Medical Society , S. H. Freeman ; President of State Teachers' Association, Ten- 
ney ; President of Bank, Brewer ; Trustee of Agricultural College, J. B. 
Clarke; Trustee of College, Atkinson; Trustees of Academies, Atkinson, 
Bailey, Stevens, Tenney. 

Besides these, are many Secretaries, Vice Presidents, Directors, etc., 
in business, literary, religious and charitable associations. 

Civil. Members of Congress, Gooch, Thurston ; District Attorneys, Brew- 
ster, Clay, Taft, Sargeant ; Masters in Chancery, Burbank, Wakefield ; 
Judgeships, Freelon, Guppey ; Acting Secretary of Interior, Kelly ; State 
Senators, Burbank, Gooch, Sanborn ; City Mayors, Clay, Cole, Marston 
Stevens ; Naval Officer, Gooch ; School Commissioners, Atkinson, Tenney ; 
State Board of Education, Tenney ; City School Superintendents, Adams, 
Bailey, Guppey, Ray, Twombly ; Post Masters, Cilley, Cole, Varney ; Rep- 
resentatives in Slate Legislatures, Adams, Bingham, Burbank, Clay, Fiske, 
Gooch, Ray, Ross, Sanborn, Sherman, Stevens, Varney, Wakefield. 

Besides these, some 30 have held commissions as Justices of the Peace ; 
and some 25 have been members of town and city School Committees or 
Board of Education. 



156 Class Memorial. 



X. Literary Work. 

We claim not much for genius ; but our class has done some literary 
work. 

The following have done editorial service, — Adams, Bailey, J. B. 
Clarke, Cole, Farley, Freelon, Hovey, Jewett, Kent, Lawrence, Marston, 
Mason, Pinkham, D. S. Richardson, Sargeant, Tenney, Varney, Wake- 
field, =18. 

Publications in bound volumes, — Adams, Dutton, Fiske, Furber, Gooch, 
Hodgman, Hovey, W. H. Lord, Mason, Tenney, Twombly, = ll. 

About 12 others have issued Sermons and Speeches ; and nearly 40 are 
authors of School Reports, Rail Road Reports, Law Reports, Legislative 
Reports, Medical Monographs, etc., etc. 



XI. Inventions. 

The one claimed by Brewer, in the development and utilizing of Petro- 
leum, is resulting in one of the greatest economical blessings in the world. 
The Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company, incorporated in 1854, was the 
first Oil Company ever organized. F. B. Brewer, G. H. Bissell, A. H. 
Crosby, and J. G. Evelith were the corporators. Luf kin has, also, made 
very useful improvements in Carbonate of Lead, Tanning Leather, etc. 



XII. Height and Weight. 

H't. W't. H't. W't. 

ft. in. lbs. ft. in. lbs. 

Adams, 5 7 185 Dickinson, 5 8 

Atkinson, 5 11 200 Fiske, 5 11 190 

Bailey, 5 10 145 Fletcher, 5 7 135 

Barnard, 5 5 130 Freelon, 5 8 

Bingham, 5 11 175 Freeman,E., 5 9 140 

Brewer, 5 10 165 Freeman, S. H., 5 9 

Brewster, 5 7 181 French, 5 UH 168 

Burbank, 5 10^250 Furber, 5 10 145 

Cilley, 5 7 120 Gale,E.W., 5 6 175 

Clarke, J. B., 5 10£ 240 Gooch, 5 7 150 

Clay, 5 8 185 Guppey, 5 11 200 

Collins, 5 5 165 Hodgman, 5 9 170 

Colony, 5 6 145 Hovey, 5 8 175 



Dartmouth, 1843. 



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H'T. W'T. 

ft. in. lbs. 

Jewett, 5 10 140 

Kelly, 5 8 130 

Lawrence, 5 9| 130 

Leavitt, 5 6 145 

Lord, A. C., 5 10 

Lord, W. H., 6 200 

Lord, H. C, 5 6 145 

Lufkin, 5 10 

Marston, 5 7 125 

Newhall, 5 7£ 145 

Newton, 5 6 

Parker, 5 10 

Parnell, s 5 7 

Patten, 5 10 145 

Pinkham, 5 8 



H'T. W'T. 

ft. in. lbs. 

Ray, 6 1| 170 

Richardson, D. S., 5 7 125 

Ross, 5 11 200 

Sherman, 5 9£ 142 

Stevens, 5 10 160 

Stuart, 5 8 

Swallow, 5 10 

Taft, 5 10 

Tenney, 5 6 170 

Twombly, 5 11 190 

Yarney, 5 lOf 175 

Wakefield, 5 10£ 190 

Williams, 5 10 155 

Winslow, 5 7 

Wood, A., 5 8 175 



ORDEE OF EXERCISES. 



COMMENCEMENT, JULY 27, 1843. 

Prayer. 
Music. 

The following speakers were selected from the class without regard to 
merit: — 1. The real Heroes of the World — James Osgood Adams, Con- 
cord. 2. The fall of the Florentine Republic — Daniel Smith Wheeler, 
South Beading, Vt. 3. The right direction of the Moral Sensibilities — Edwin 
Buthven Hodgman, Camden, Me. 4. The retirement of Bacon from public 
life — Samuel Huntington Freeman, Hanover. 5. Is Literature a better in- 
dex of national character than History ? — George Hanforth Colony, Keene ; 
Francis Brown Clark, Wells, Me. 6. The comparative success of Ancient 
and Modern deliberative eloquence — Augustus Olcott Brewster, Hanover. 

Music. 

7. Kepler as an Astronomer — John Edward Bullard Jewett, Fepperell, 
Ms. 8. The causes of the degradation of Spain — Francis Skinner Fisk, 
Boston, Ms. 9. The agency of the lower orders of society in European 
revolutions — Francis Beattie Brewer, Mclndods Falls, Vt. 10. The import 
of History without reference to a Future State — Samuel Augustus Lord, 
Hanover. 11. The religious character of early poetry — Thomas William 
Freelon, Norwich, Vt. 

Music. 

12. Sympathy an element of eloquence — James Fletcher, Acton, Ms. 
13. Is the civilization of the world in advance of its moral reformation? — 
Edward Addison Lawrence, Groton, Ms.; Henry Clark Lord, Hanover. 



158 Class Memorial. 

14. The extravagances of the present age on moral subjects no certain 
indication of deterioration of principle — Charles New>hall, Medford, Ms. 

15. The dramatic element in History — Jeremiah Marston,Jr., Orford. 

Music. 
16. The character of James Otis — Lyman Dewey Stevens, Piermont. 
17. The price of fame — Harry Bingham, Concord, Vt. 18. Action the 
condition of progress — Caleb Ellis Farley, Amesbury, Ms. 19. The 
domestic policy of England — John Biley Varney, Dover. 20. A Greek 
Poem. The Ruins of Mycenae — William Hayes Lord, Hanover. 

Music. 
21. The shores of the Mediterranean as they were and as they are — 
Daniel Little Furber, Sandwich. 22. Would the repeal of the Union be- 
tween England and Ireland be beneficial to Ireland? — Edward Fay Sher- 
man, Lowell, Mass. ; Thomas Lafayette Wakefield, Weston, Vt. 23. Poetry 
an instinctive Philosophy — John Newton Putnam. Andover, Mass. 

Music. 

Degrees Conferred. 

Music. 

Prayer. 

The exercises were held, as usual, in the old College church. Col. A. 

A. Brewster, father of classmate Brewster, was Marshal of the day. Ross 

was Class Marshal. Among the distinguished guests present, was Daniel 

Webster, for the first time since his graduation in 1801. 

Our music was furnished by the '• Black Band" of Philadelphia, which 
gave a concert in the evening for our benefit. 



COLLEGE REMINISCENCES. 

Our Preparatory Courses were pursued at Meriden, by 16 ; Gilmanton, 
8 ; Exeter, 5 ; Newbury, Vt., 5 ; Andover, Mass., 4 ; Lancaster, 4; Hanover, 
3; Pepperell, Mass., 3; Fryeburg, Me., 3; New Hampton, 3; others only 
one and two each. Admissions were made from the class of 1838, 4 ; 
in Freshman fall, 81 ; Freshman spring, 9 ; Sophomore fall, 6 ; Sophomore 
spring, 1 ; Junior fall, 2. Total, 104. 

Our Catalogue contained in Freshman fall, 33 names; Sophomore, 90; 
Junior, 85 ; Senior, 77. 

Our Freshman year commenced Aug. 22, 1839 ; our Senior, ended July 
27, 1843. 

Of our 104 members, 75 are graduates at Dartmouth in 1843 ; 1 in 1844 ; 
4 at Union in 1843 ; 3 at Bowdoin ; 2 at Wesleyan University ; 1 at Harvard ; 
1 at Waterville. Total, 87. 

Of the 17 nongraduates, 2 died in college ; 6 left by reason of poor 
health ; 4, pecuniary embarrassment ; 5, for other reasons. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 159 

Fifty-two, or one-half the members of the class, had made public pro- 
fession of religion before entering college. About 12 have done so since. 
The general moral tone of the class was very high. Very few were habit- 
ual drinkers ; not more than four or five could be called intemperate. Less 
than one-fourth of the class smoked or used tobacco in any form. 

Political excitement ran high in a portion of our freshman and sophomore 
years. It was during the Harrison campaign. White river, Orford, 
where Webster spoke and all the college went to hear him, Concord and 
other conventions will be remembered. The state law had recently de- 
clared that students as such could not gain a residence as voters, and all 
went home to vote. About 12 of the 104 classmates were Democrats, and 
the remaining about 92 were Whigs. 

Secret Literary Societies have received much opposition at different 
periods, from some of the best hearts and heads, as making divisions 
among those who ought to have a common interest, and as, in conse- 
quence, calling out much bitter feeling, unkind speech, and ungener- 
ous action, among undergraduates. It is certain that in after life, the 
distinctions in college have little weight among the wise and good. They 
are ephemeral. The world never inquires after them. All it wants to 
know of any one is, what kind of a man he now is for the place his country 
and his God want filled. 

Our class followed the class of 1841, '42, and was followed by two or 
three classes after us, in organized opposition to these societies as then 
conducted. We are happy to learn that the present system of elections, 
especially to the Phi Beta Kappa, is less exciting and hence, less objec- 
tionable. Fifty-six classmates, including some of our best minds, 
months before the election, pledged themselves not to join the Phi Beta 
Kappa, if elected as elections then were made, by undergraduates of the 
previous class. 

The members of the Phi Beta Kappa Society are, Blood, J. B. Clarke, 
Clay, Cleaves, Colony, Dickinson, Farley, Fletcher, Furber, Harlow, Has- 
kell, Lawrence, H. C. Lord, W. H. Lord, Miller, Newton, Parker, Putnam, 
Sherman, Stevens, Twombly, Varney, Wakefield, Wheeler, Williams, A. 
Wood = 26. 

The members of Three Kappas are, Bingham, F. B. Clark, J. B. Clarke, 
Farley, Freelon, Gooch, Hemmenway, H. C. Lord, Marston, Stevens, 
Wakefield, W. H. Wood = 12. 

The members of Psi Upsilon are, Clay, Colony, Dickinson, Fiske, 
Fletcher, Furber, Lawrence, W. H. Lord, Newton, Parker, Putnam, Sher- 
man, Varney, Wheeler, A. Wood — 15. 

The Gamma Sigma Society grew out of the feeling against the mode of 
electing to the Phi Beta Kappa, and was vigorously sustained some years. 
It had 47 members in our class. Its officers were, — President, Prof. 
Alpheus Crosby; Vice Presidents, Swallow, Tenney, Fiske; Secretaries, 
Burbank, Ross. 

The members of the Theological Society are, Adams, Atkinson, Barnard, 
Blanchard, Blood, F. B. Clark, Dutton, Fletcher, S. H. Freeman, French, 
Hodgman, Hovey, Jewett, Lawrence, A. C. Lord, S. A. Lord, Murdough, 
Newton, Parker, Patten, Putnam, Ray, Sanborn, Spofford, Stuart, Swal- 
low, Varney, Winslow, Wood. 



160 Class Memorial. 

The Members of the Society of Inquiry are, Atkinson, Barnard, Blood, 
Hodgman, Hovey, Jewett, A. C. Lord, Murdough, Newhall, Newton, 
Patten, Ray, Stuart, Swallow, Winslow, Wood. 

The Handel Society was composed of the best musicians of the classes. 
They conducted the music in the Chapel and in Church. Presidents, 
Rowell, Furber ; Secretary, Putnam ; Other members, Caverly, Cooke, Dick- 
inson, Dutton, Mason, Sherman, Spofford, Wheeler, A. Wood. Total, 12. 

The Dartmouth Phalanx was a voluntary military organization of 
students from all the classes, which had an existence for several years. Its 
drills were frequent, and it attained an excellent reputation for its admirable 
discipline and fine appearance. Guppey was our Captain. 

The members of the two Literary Societies, — Social Friends and United 
Fraternity, — were assigned by a joint Committee from each Society, in 
alphabetic order, as they entered college. Nearly every one of our class 
joined the society to which he was assigned, and each contributed, at 
graduation, from $5 to $20 as a donation to the libraries. A reform was 
commenced by our class in the method of collecting assessments and pre- 
serving the libraries from pilfering and abuse, which has since, we learn, 
been perfected. The officers from our class were, in Social Friends — 
Bingham, Wakefield, J. B. Clarke, Presidents ; Stevens, Marston, Brewer, 
Vice Presidents ; Cilley, Colony, Brigham, Secretaries ; Cleaves, Murdough, 
Librarians; Caverly, Collector ; Tenney, Treasurer; Tenney, Auditor ; 
Wheeler, Tenney, Inspectors. United Fraternity — Hemmenway, 
Sargeant, Gooch, Freelon, Presidents ; Guppey, Gooch, S. A. Lord, Vice 
Presidents ; Furber, Copp, Taft, Secretaries ; Adams, Librarian ; Pinkham, 
Collector; Newton, Treasurer; Clay, Auditor. 

The Dartmouth was started by the class of 1840. It was managed by 
a board of Editors elected by the senior class from its own members. It 
was continued by the classes of 1841, '42, '43, and '44, through 5 volumes, 
for $1.00 per vol. It has been recently revived, we are happy to notice, 
and is now Vol. Ill, of New Series, as it ought to be called. The present 
undergraduates are not true to history in saying " The first number of 
this magazine was issued in January, 1867." It should be, in September, 
1839. 

Our editors were, Sargeant, Chairman ; Tenney, Treasurer ; Adams, 
Director of Printing ; Freelon, Clerk ; Farley, Wakefield. 

Patten was our printer. The work cost us about $600. About $100 
stand, to-day, charged on our old book against delinquent subscribers. 
We had to draw pockets to pay the deficiency. The copies were sent or 
delivered to subscribers from the Treasurer's room, No. 15, Thornton Hall. 

Rooms — In College Buildings were occupied chiefly by the senior class, 
and drawn by lot at the close of junior year for the coming senior year. 
No. 1 had his choice of a room, and so on till all were taken. Atkinson 
and Tenney, Blood and Jewett, Wakefield and Wheeler, were the only 
cases of room mates continuing together through the whole course. 

The following is a copy of the catalogue of our class as printed in the 
issue of our senior year, in autumn of 1842. It will show names, residence, 
and rooms as they then were. L. H. signifies Lang Hall, R. H. Reed Hall, 
T. H. Thornton Hall, W. H. Wentworth Hall. 



Dartmouth, 1843. 161 



UNDERGRADUATES. 

SENIOR CLASS. 

Names. Residence. Rooms. 

James Osgood Adams, Concord, R. H. 7. 

George Henry Atkinson, Newbury, Yt., T. H. 15. 

James Monroe Bailey, Andover, . . , Mr. T. Haskell's. 

Pliny Fisk Barnard, Waitsfield, Yt., T. H. 22. 

Harry Bingham, Concord, Yt, W. H. 11, 

Cyrus Lewis Blanchard, Milford. 

Andrew Jewett Blood, Pepperell, Ms., T. H. 12. 

Francis Beattie Brewer, , Mclndoe's Falls, Yt.,. . W. H. 15. 

Augustus Olcott Brewster, Hanover, Col. Brewster's 

Levi Brigham, Concord, D. H. 12. 

Robert Ingalls Burbank, Shelburne, T. H. 11. 

John Lee Caverly, Gilmanton, W. H. 19. 

Francis Baruch Chase, Cornish, W. H. 19. 

Bradbury Poor Cilley, Nottingham, W. H. 21. 

Francis Brown Clark, Wells, Me., R. H. 9. 

John Badger Clarke, Atkinson, W. H. 20. 

Lorenzo Clay, Hanover, L. H. 1. 

Nathan Cleaves, Mont- Yernon, R. H. 8. 

Cyrus Collins, Corinth, Yt., Mrs. Lang's.. 

George Danforth Colony, Keene, W. H. 24. 

Phineas Cooke, Jr., Lebanon, W. H. 18, 

Timothy Copp, Gilmanton, D. H. 2. 

William Dickinson, Walpole, ,... T. H. 17, 

Caleb Ellis Farley, Amesbury, Ms., R. H. 9. 

Francis Skinner Fiske, Keene, W. H. 16, 

James Fletcher, Acton, Ms., T. H. 24. 

Thomas William Freelon, Jr.,. . . Norwich, Yt., W. H. 4. 

Edward Freeman, Jr., Plainfield, D. H. 17. 

Samuel Huntington Freeman, . . . Hanover, J.Freeman's,Esq. 

Leonard French, Bedford, W. H. 9. 

Daniel Little Furber, Sandwich, T. H. 18. 

Ezra White Gale, Kingston, W. H. 10. 

Daniel Wheelwright Gooch, Wells, Me., D. H. 1. 

Joshua James Guppey, Dover, W. H. 14. 

John Cotton Haskell, Ashby, Ms., T. H. 10, 

George Benjamin Hemmenway, . Lancaster, W. H. 23, 

Edwin Ruthven Hodgman, Camden, Me., T. H. 19. 

John Edward Bullard Jewett,. . . Pepperell^Ms., , T. H. 12. 

Edward Addison Lawrence,. . . . Groton y Ms., T. H. 18. 

Stephen Leavitt, Gilford, Mr. T. HaskeK's. 

Daniel Littlefield, Hanover, Mr. A. Morse's. 

Amasa Converse Lord, Norwich, Yt. y T. H. 21, 

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162 Class Memorial. 

Names. Residence. Rooms. 

Henry Clark Lord, Hanover, The President's. 

Samuel Augustus Lord, Hanover, The President's. 

William Hayes Lord, Hanover, The President's. 

Amos Lufkin, , . . . Chester, Prof. Chase's. 

Jeremiah Marston, Jr., Orford, T. H. 2 . 

Dana Miller, Hummer ston, Vt. T. H. 13. 

Robert Thomas Murdough, Aeworth, T. H. 3. 

Charles Newhall, Medford, Ms T. H. 3. 

Ezra Newton, Jr., Princeton, Ms R. H. 4. 

Henry Swain Parker, . . . . Southborough, Ms T. H. 16. 

John Henry Parnell, Andover, Ms D. H. 17. 

William Aaron Patten, Kingston, R. H. 1. 

Daniel Chesley Pinkham, Lancaster, T. H. 11. 

John Newton Putnam, Andover, Ms. T. H. 20. 

John Wason Ray, Chester, T. H. 1. 

Emore Daily Richardson, Lisbon, Mr. A. Morse's. 

Jonathan Smith Ross,. Bath, D. H. 15. 

Enoch Putney Rowell, Hopkinton, T. H. 23. 

Edward Erasmus Sargent, Lowell, Ms Mr. Smith's. 

Edward Fay Sherman, Lowell, Ms T. H. 14. 

Lemuel Chandler Spofford, Bedford, T. H. 24. 

Lyman Dewey Stevens, Piermont, T. H. 8. 

Robert Stuart, Lowell, Ms W. H. 21. 

Joseph Emerson Swallow, Nashua, R. H. 6. 

Levi Benjamin Taft, Hetroit, Mich. R. H. 2. 

Jonathan Tenney, Jr., Newbury, Vt. T. H. 15. 

Eben Franklin Tucke, Exeter, R. H. 10. 

John Riley Varney, Hover, T. H. 19. 

Thomas Lafayette Wakefield, . . . Weston, Vt Mr. Smith's. 

Daniel Smith Wheeler, South Beading, Vt. . . . Mr. Smith's. 

Charles Williams, Westminster, Ms R. H. 4. 

Luther Orval Winslow, Sunderland, Ms T. H. 22. 

Abel Wood, , Westminster, Ms T. H. 9. 

William Henry Wood, Teeumseh, Mich Mr. A. Morse's. 

William Riddle Woodbury, Bedford, W. H. 9. 

Seniors, 77. 



ADDE ND A 



CONTAINING LATEST INFORMATION. 

Rev. Dr. Brown's Eulogy on Putnam, was given Tuesday evening, 
July 19, 1864. 

Bailey left New Hampton, July, 1868 ; is now acting editor of the Morn- 
ing Star, Dover, N. H., his family residing in Saco, Me. 

Blanchard was Supervisor of Schroon, N. Y., 1854, '55. 

Brewer's twin sons were born Oct. 16, 1852. Bissell and others asso- 
ciated with him in the Oil business, in 1854. 

Burbank was appointed Major, in 1855. 

F. B. Clarke's brother's widow, not his sister, is 2d wife of Rev. J. 
B. Cooke, now of Salisbury, N. H. 

J. B. Clarke was reelected State Printer for New Hampshire, in June, 
1869. 

Cleaves was born Feb. 4, 1819. 

Colony is also Fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society, of which 
the Worcester North District is a branch. 

Dicklnson was born Sept. 22, 1822. His first child was William Crane, 
born April 18, 1858 ; died same day. He resigned his post as Surgeon, 
U. S. A., while on duty at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 17, 1865. 

Furber sailed for Europe, in the Virginia, June 5, 1869 ; his people 
supplying his pulpit in his absence, and giving him an outfit of $1,000. 

E. W. Gale is a Book Agent. Taught Kingston Academy, N. H., in 

1867-8. 

Hodgman published, in 1868, Memoirs of Bev. Joseph B. Mil, brother of 
his first wife. 

A. C. Lord's daughter, Mary E., died April 16, 1863. 

W. H. Lord has published, also, Sermon at the Dedication of Bethany 
Church. 

Marston was married June 24, 1857. 

Mtjrdough taught in Reading, Mass., in senior winter. 

Newhall's mother was Elizabeth Tufts. 

Newton preached in Dighton, Mass., and was called to settle there, 
before his ordination at Shutesbury. 



164 Class Memorial. 

Ray was elected Superintendent of Schools, for Hastings, Minn., March, 
1868 ; and for Dakotah Co., Sept., 1868. 

Sargeant was born July 17, 1820. 

Spofford was at Fond du Lac, from Sept., 1846 to 1852 ; at Depere, 
from Nov., 1860 to spring of 1866. His wife is daughter of Dr. Josiah 
Deane. 

Stuart's church has increased, in 5 years, from 17 to 107, mostly by 
profession ; and his congregation, from 50 to 275. His people are erecting 
a new church, at cost of $6,000, and assume his whole support from July, 
1869. 

Wakefield's office is now at 22 School St., Boston : Frances Anna is 
the name of his wife. 

Wheeler was buried about 4 miles from the Ohio. 

Albert D. Hager is the proper spelling. 

Kent's uncle is Hon. William Kent. 

Dutton's home is Metamora, Woodford Co., 111., since 1866; practices 
medicine ; his oldest son died Nov. 20, 1865. His youngest son, James H., 
was born, July 2, 1863. 

Jgg^ Fletcher, Freelon, E. Freeman, Kelly, Leavitt, H. C. Lord, Parker, 
Parnell, Taft and Williams, have not been recently heard from. It is 
presumed they did not receive the circulars and proof slips sent them. 

i2ip An interleaved copy of the Class Memorial will be kept by the 
Secretary, in which will be written corrections, additions, and new facts, 
as they come to his knowledge. About 100 copies of the Memorial are 
kept unbound, to which it is proposed to add a few printed pages each 
Septenary, and distribute to such classmates as desire them and will pay 
the expense. 

flgip The Secretary deeply regrets the impossibility, which distance 
and other causes have made, to a free consultation with the capable com- 
mittee, Hodgman, Varney and Adams, appointed by the class to assist him. 
They have given good hints which have been heeded, and with many 
kind expressions of confidence, freely trusted the plan and details of the 
work to him. 

We have consulted with any classmates as we have had opportunity, and 
are especially indebted to classmate A. Wood, Principal of Albany Aca- 
demy, for valuable hints while the work has been going through the press. 



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